I love a good independent film, and I love England.
Loving those two things was not enough to love this film.
The line between quaint and catatonic, between heartwarming and smarmingly saccharine, is rather fine at times.
This director hasn't quite figured out how to keep his feet on the kosher side of the line.
He has a good eye, and the pacing isn't bad, but it isn't good either. He lingers 10 seconds too long on just about every shot, 2 minutes too long on every scene.
I love a good movie about nothing. But this is merely a mediocre one.
Loving those two things was not enough to love this film.
The line between quaint and catatonic, between heartwarming and smarmingly saccharine, is rather fine at times.
This director hasn't quite figured out how to keep his feet on the kosher side of the line.
He has a good eye, and the pacing isn't bad, but it isn't good either. He lingers 10 seconds too long on just about every shot, 2 minutes too long on every scene.
I love a good movie about nothing. But this is merely a mediocre one.