{"id":8567,"date":"2012-08-12T15:18:20","date_gmt":"2012-08-12T13:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=8567"},"modified":"2018-10-29T16:36:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T14:36:13","slug":"book-of-love-starring-simon-baker-frances-oconnor-gregory-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/book-of-love-starring-simon-baker-frances-oconnor-gregory-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Book of Love starring Simon Baker, Frances O’Connor & Gregory Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book of Love Plot \u2013 Potential (Minor) Spoilers <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Book of Love starring Simon Baker, Frances O’ Connor & Gregory Smith. Image viamovieberry.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

David (Simon Baker) is a married high school history teacher who loves his job and his wife Elaine (Frances O\u2019Connor). Even though her free-spirited and often impulsive, childish attitude clashes with his more workaholic, controlled and responsible personality, they seem to be happy together.<\/p>\n

Then they meet the 16-year-old high school student Chet (Gregory Smith), a smart teen with practically no one in his life, his age or otherwise. He\u2019s fascinated by both, and is smitten by Elaine. And while David isn\u2019t as stuck-up as he first appeared to be and doesn\u2019t mind tagging the boy along to a bar, he sure as hell doesn\u2019t see what might happen when his emotionally teenager wife is left alone with a teenager for too long\u2026<\/p>\n

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Book of Love is a drama, no comedy involved. So please ignore the comedy tag on IMDB. It has its slow moments, but it is intriguing in a strange and humane way. Now, I\u2019m not sure if I\u2019d be tempted to ever write a story like this: A woman who cheats\u2026just because where the husband is way too mature for her and just needs more spontaneity, combined with a teen who screws one friend and screws over the other.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s not really a moral to the story, especially if you are rooting for David – and I\u2019m assuming anyone valuing romance and decency would do.<\/p>\n

Yes, I can see the whole older woman appeal for the boy, but 16 is not supposed to be that young and stupid where you can\u2019t realize:<\/p>\n

a) you don\u2019t sleep with a married woman<\/p>\n

b) you don\u2019t sleep with a friend\u2019s wife<\/p>\n

c) you don\u2019t sleep with a married woman who is the wife of a friend.<\/p>\n

And as for the woman:<\/p>\n

a) you don\u2019t cheat on your husband<\/p>\n

b) you don\u2019t sleep with a 16-year-old. Ever heard of the terms underage or statuary rape?<\/p>\n

c) you don\u2019t cheat on your perfectly nice husband with a 16-year-old.<\/p>\n

Should you watch this movie?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>I don\u2019t really have a clue. It\u2019s watchable, but depressing. It has some decent insights into the not-so-great parts of the human nature, but there are many movies that do that with either less depressing\/more entertaining themes or with more significant and challenging storylines.<\/p>\n

While I liked the movie somewhat, I don\u2019t think I\u2019d have watched it if Simon Baker hadn\u2019t been in it. And yes, he is a good actor.<\/p>\n

Maybe this movie is best combined with any episode of The Mentalist to enjoy the contrast and appreciate Baker\u2019s talent once more.<\/p>\n

Also on Simon Baker:<\/em> All Posts Featuring Simon Baker<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Simon Baker Trivia: 21 Facts About Australian Actor Simon Baker<\/a><\/p>\n

Something New Movie Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Not Forgotten Movie Review<\/a><\/p>\n

The Lodger Movie Review<\/a><\/p>\n

Top Nine Aussies in The Entertainment World: Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue and More<\/p>\n

The Guardian TV Show starring Simon Baker<\/a><\/p>\n

Posts featuring Simon Baker and The Mentalist<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mentalist TV Series Review- Starring Simon Baker<\/a><\/p>\n

Castle vs The Mentalist- Comparing the two addictive shows<\/a><\/p>\n

Television\u2019s 3 Most Brilliant, Emotionally Broken Men: Patrick Jane, Gregory House and Jack Bauer<\/a><\/p>\n

Use of Social Media in TV Series featuring Castle, The Mentalist, House, Cougar Town and NCIS Los Angeles<\/a><\/p>\n

Seven Engaging Tv Shows with Suspense Featuring Castle, The Mentalist, House, Ncis Los Angeles and More<\/a><\/p>\n

Seven Famous Organization Acronyms From Television Featuring Ctu, Ncis, Csi and More<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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