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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

2018

Mike Newell

Lily James, Michiel Huisman, Glen Powell, Jessica Brown Findlay ...

6.4

4,426

Drama. Romance A writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island in the aftermath of World War II when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war. In 1946 free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.

	Author	Review
United States	Harry Windsor The Hollywood Reporter	"A return to form for Mike Newell (...) Buoyed by a reliably appealing star turn from James (...) [A] handsome tearjerker"	POS
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"Pretty much everyone in this crumbly oatmeal biscuit of a movie does and says exactly what you’d expect of them (...) That it offers no surprises as a nominal wartime mystery"	NEG
United States	Phil de Semlyen Time Out	"Pleasant but undemanding (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"[It] is British security-blanket film-making at its finest (...) 'Guernsey' will find its devotees, seduced by the vague nostalgia"	POS
United Kingdom	Olly Richards Empire	"A well told, beautifully acted drama that offers nothing new but (...) familiarity and cosiness. The sort of film you leave saying “Well, wasn’t that nice” and then don’t give another thought (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
Australia	David Stratton The Australian	"[Newell] brings his practised skills to this rather conventional and certainly predictable feel-good movie, despite some uneven contributions from the cast members."	NEU

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