A wonderfully crafted film with a humane, sensory touch and presence. Impeccable acting from the lead actress throughout, who stood apart from the rest of the cast that was solid all the same. A refreshing film made the good old way. If you’re not in the mood and it’s raining outside - it’s perfect.

The film stars Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson and Bill Nighy. This is a British nostalgia movie circa 1960s where Bill Nighy does a stellar performance and Emily Mortimer is just so British sweet. The movie stick closely to the book and is wonderfully crafted. Does tend to meander but is worth the journey

After years as a visitor to Rotten Tomatoes I literally created an account to boost the surprising (to me) rating with my one tiny review! This is a charming film with a wonderful actress in a beautiful setting. Watching it was so evocative, it felt like I was reading one of those particularly English books with a nice cup of tea.

Generally I love every Bill Nighy film however this is an exception. He looks very uncomfortable with some of the dialogue and distinctly unimpressed with his "romantic" link to Emily Mortimer, who's at least twenty years his junior. I managed to watch it to the end but it was hard going. Give this one a miss.

An absolute disaster of a movie. Intrigued by movies about the book world I was interested in watching this but it's a poor "Chocolate" type wannabe but failing at every level. The direction, screenplay and editing are at the level of a poor student film without the excuse of being someone's first project. The pacing is off and progression of the story utterly slow where it does not need to be and jumping ahead where it should not. No tension and no emotion, except when it feels false. No supporting soundtrack when there should be one and laughable when there is one. The very talented actors look like they know they are in a bad movie, visibly uncomfortable and painful to watch. A waste.

The narrative is slow and some performances are not interesting.

3,5 stars. I enjoyed it, but not as much as the Potato peel society film.

Lovely intimate movie. Apparently, either you love it or hate it. Give it a try.

Good acting, good story, interesting setting, relaxed pace, what more could you want from a movie?

It was excellent. My husband contends that people who do not love this film find it too cerebral... or maybe it's because we both worked in book stores?

Tomatoes say the number of words I write. Same as movie

This is a gentle paced, pleasant enough watch. The story is fairly interesting, if perhaps a little basic but its an easy watch, which is sometimes just what I'm looking for. The characters, namely that of the store owner, Florence Green, played by Emily Mortimer and Edmund Brundish, a local loner plated by Bill Nighy, are nice enough. The film has a pretty setting, being filmed in northern Ireland as well as in Europe, although the story is primarily set in East Anglia. There are some nice pieces of dialogue and while it is a slow paced film, I didn't find myself overwhelmingly bored, so I'd say its a pretty good film but obviously, somewhat inevitably, its not one that will appeal to everyone (then again, who knows what one film does, frankly?). I suppose there are thought provoking aspects to it - primarily the juxtaposition between the pretty setting and the not so 'pretty' criticisms and opinions of the locals. Its set in the late 1950s, so I suppose as a bit of nostalgia its quite good, from that perspective. One of the books featured in the film is Lolita but there's no sex references/scenes in this film, I can assure you! its been rated PG in the UK, for parental guidance, although I didn't notice anything obviously shocking or offensive, for the record. I'd say overall this is a good film.

This movie saddened me because the plot reinforced the fact that evil people sometimes win. Florence was not courageous. She was naïve and did not speak up. She did not state Mr. Grundish true views. I expected Mr. Grundish to be able to help Florence. Instead, he died. This is a feel-bad movie, from a feel-bad book. I prefer feel-good movies. IN this time of war and pandemic, we need them!

It was an interesting story, but not terribly exciting as we don't get to learn much about the characters in the story other than a nasty plot against the owner

I didn't feel like the outrageous mean-spiritedness of the townspeople was ever given any justification. We are told repeatedly that Emily Mortimer's character is "courageous," but she is so simpering and indirect in all of her communications. I almost grew to feel like she deserved her treatment.

A captivating, yet sad story. Worth watching.

Resumindo essa obra-prima "Apaixonante", que deliciosa livraria, deu me vontade de visitá-la, a relação entre Florence e sua pequena funcionária Christine, fofo demais, o seu leitor mais assíduo, o rabugento, Sr. Brundish, lindo, lindo… Que desfecho triste, e vingativo, adorável...

Say what you will, I loved every second of this film. Just for starters, the acting is impeccable, you get The Feelz the entire film, and the casting is amazing, it seems like the actors were born for these roles. The story flows very well and it has clever lines, the development is everything you can wish for in a 2h film, the plotline is in tune with its intended timeline. Some say the ending is predictable, but I actually predicted a happy ending that I thankfully didn't get. A superb, poignant experience for sure.

Refreshing to have a movie with depth and a measured pace. With all the superhero movies these days, this movie and its ilk stand in contrast and deal with real life. The measured pace will be frustrating to some. Emily, Bill, Patricia, and Honor turn in wonderful performances. I wouldn't change a thing.

Emily wonderful. Very thoughtful movie, a little slow, but a satisfying ending.