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Jun 28, 2023RioCaliente rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
"The Bookshop" -- it's hard to know how to rate this film. The movie was beautifully done, with lingering scenes of nature, but the story was quite a downer with no explanation or build-up to grasp what was going on. I kept waiting for…
Sep 07, 2022nikita0714 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Love the actors and their excellent performance, but it's a really sad story... I also love review/comments from "kpelish" a lot and can't agree more.
Jun 10, 2022kpelish rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A finely detailed portrait of community mobbing, worth watching for the trio of excellent actors (Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer & Bill Nighy), and for asking yourself, how fair is your community when "Others" arrive? Foreshadowing is…
Jan 10, 2022LPL_TriciaK rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The fantastic acting of Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, and Patricia Clarkson really make this film. It isn't what I expected: a formulaic tale of a small town resisting and then embracing change, nor was it an invigorating, validating…
Jul 04, 202110000mefest rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A movie lovers of books and reading may enjoy! A quiet but good story.
Apr 14, 2021
Keeping in mind that this is a fictional story that needs certain plot elements to work helps a viewer overlook flaws in the movie’s narrative. As a small movie character study it’s worth watching and will appeal to those looking for that…
Apr 10, 2021mawall rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The all star cast could not make this movie interesting. Very slow
Feb 02, 2021bdehler rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
A good story about how a town can turn nasty and destroy a person. Not a positive story.
Jan 07, 2021movie20 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I liked this little film. A good story.
Dec 28, 2020auparavant_0 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
This pretentious adaptation of the far, far better book by Penelope Fitzgerald is risibly unconvincing. The crowd staring at a display of Nabokov's Lolita, despite showing no reaction to their reading of the book once regarded as…
Dec 23, 2020ralwal rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I agree, very slow. For me even the lovely Bill Nighy couldn’t make me finish it.
Nov 18, 2020beardieowner19 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Perfect Saturday or Sunday afternoon movie - love Bill Nighy in everything he does - as a comment reads below - this is a great film for people who loved Chocolat.
Oct 20, 2020AndiePaloutzian rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This was charming. It's a great film for those who also loved Chocolat.
Sep 25, 2020kdl_steven rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Great writing and acting, but its glacial pace makes the average BBC period drama seem like an action film.
Jun 06, 2020ilovebooks_18 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
LOVED this movie. It also explains how Agatha Christie could imagine so much murder going on in idyllic English villages.
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Feb 20, 2020mwojewnik rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Certainly this movie is not for everyone, just the Brit Box / PBS Masterpiece fans. Excellent acting, scenery and production sets accurate to the smallest details. You have to appreciate literature and books, though to like it. It could…
Jan 30, 2020Liber_vermis rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This movie is for people who like 'atmosphere' and, to a lesser degree, 'scenery'. Otherwise, the main characters clash but nothing much happens. Potential male-female relationships are anticipated but, alas, don't materialize. I'd be…
Jan 27, 2020
I found this movie a bit slow for my tastes. Excellent acting and scenery though.
Jan 26, 2020INVS rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a film for a few, those who appreciate English authors, PBS type subject, lovely scenery, fine tuned acting. It is slow to build on each character and subject, which can be a bit maddening at moments. I will watch anything…
Jan 24, 2020firefly5 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
I thought this was boring.
Jan 24, 2020ThomasJWhiting rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
VERY GOOD 2017 Brit drama film set in 1959. I did enjoy the story, the setting/cinematography, and fine acting by Emily Mortimer (new for me).
Jan 19, 2020
Much as I enjoy watching Bill Nighy, I found the supporting actors very superficial and unbelievable. There was a good story to be told, but wasn’t. Pity. Very slow
Jan 11, 20201KLIP1 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Nice short drama....I believe Meg Ryan's movie "You have mail" was based on this little story. Worth watching to the end.
Jan 04, 2020dsw3914 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Very British with mostly very understated acting. Enjoyed the scenery. For sure not action-packed if you like action. The ending was not what I anticipated.
Dec 27, 2019Dragoslava rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
In a way I would say Bill Nighy saved this film. He brings such a presence to any film he is in. The narration at the beginning of the film really slowed it down and distanced the characters from the audience. However, the story does…