Very much a typcial 'Working Title' (the studio who brought you Love Actually' and 'The Boat The Rocked...') romantic comedy.
This is the sort of film that a few moments in you can predict much of what is going to happen, but it's played out with such charm from all involved, that you almost forgive this and go along for the ride.
With some nice social messages too, this is a nice film, partly because those messages aren't shoved down your neck.
I wasn't sure about Lily James in the lead role, and perhaps wondered whether someone like Emilia Clarke would have been better, but to her credit, James makes a rather 2D character on paper work well.
Emma Thompson seems to have found a new career, popping up as weird mothers of lead female characters in romantic comedies, but is good value here.
Overall, I enjoyed this film far more than I thought I would.
This is the sort of film that a few moments in you can predict much of what is going to happen, but it's played out with such charm from all involved, that you almost forgive this and go along for the ride.
With some nice social messages too, this is a nice film, partly because those messages aren't shoved down your neck.
I wasn't sure about Lily James in the lead role, and perhaps wondered whether someone like Emilia Clarke would have been better, but to her credit, James makes a rather 2D character on paper work well.
Emma Thompson seems to have found a new career, popping up as weird mothers of lead female characters in romantic comedies, but is good value here.
Overall, I enjoyed this film far more than I thought I would.