Overview
Young, uptight English writer Henry’s novel is a resolute failure. He is delighted to find out his book is a surprise hit in Mexico but when he is invited there to promote it, he soon discovers why: his Spanish translator Maria has rewritten his dull book as an erotic novel. Henry is furious, and even more so when his publisher insists he and Maria conduct a book tour across Mexico together. Opposites attract and the chemistry between the couple ensures sparks fly.
If you threw in a fat man and a christmas tree this movie would fit right in with the 30 Hallmark Holiday movies that are made every year (and that’s not a compliment). The leads are likeable enough but there just didn’t seem to be enough chemistry to justify the tension between them. I had hoped for more than what the movie is.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Book of Love
Movie title: Book of Love
Movie description: Young, uptight English writer Henry’s novel is a resolute failure. He is delighted to find out his book is a surprise hit in Mexico but when he is invited there to promote it, he soon discovers why: his Spanish translator Maria has rewritten his dull book as an erotic novel. Henry is furious, and even more so when his publisher insists he and Maria conduct a book tour across Mexico together. Opposites attract and the chemistry between the couple ensures sparks fly.
Date published: 2022-02-04
Director(s): Analeine Cal y Mayor
Actor(s): Sam Claflin, Verónica Echegui, Antonia Clarke, Horacio García Rojas, Melissa Pino, Galya Vidal, Fernando Becerril, Ruy Gaytan, Horacio Villalobos, Lucy Punch, Flor Eduarda Gurrola, Daniela Luque, Giovani Florido
Genre: Comedy, Romance
My Review
If you threw in a fat man and a christmas tree this movie would fit right in with the 30 Hallmark Holiday movies that are made every year (and that’s not a compliment). The leads are likeable enough but there just didn’t seem to be enough chemistry to justify the tension between them. I had hoped for more than what the movie is.
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