disgusting, overrated, pointless

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

There is something quite magical about this film. Although it is slow moving, it is full of heart & charm. The plot is simply a means to unfold the depth of the characters. Bella Brown lives a predictable life. She eats the same thing at the same time every day, wears the same clothes & makes sure she sticks to her schedule. She dreams of becoming a writer, but has yet to write a single book. However, her life quickly becomes uprooted by her stubborn, elderly neighbor. Bella begins a journey of self-discovery that is a joy to behold.There are few films that can tranform the mundane into a beautiful, charming tale of what it truly means to live. If you only enjoy action-packed films, this may not be the movie for you. However, if you can appreciate the small things & enjoy subtle films that focus on character development, this is the film for you. It is well worth the watch (or multiple watches in my case).

My wife and I watched this at home on DVD from our public library. We both enjoyed it greatly. The story is entertaining and has happy endings.Set and filmed in the UK, Jessica Brown Findlay (of "Downton Abbey" fame) is a single aspiring author, Bella Brown, working in the local public library. At the beginning we see a glimpse of her backstory, she was abandoned in a box outside, was raised in a Catholic orphanage. She grew up to be bright but also OCD. She has an issue one night outside and falls, hurting herself, and she meets Andrew Scott as Vernon, he works for the old man next door as his housekeeper and cook but this morning brings over his identical twin redhead daughters of about 8 and they cook breakfast for Bella. Then one day on her job at the library she meets Jeremy Irvine as Billy, a young inventor who does research in the library. And finally she meets her next door neighbor, Tom Wilkinson as Alfie Stephenson, seemingly very unfriendly. The visit that kicks everything in high gear is the man who Bella leases from, a neighbor has complained that her backyard "garden" has been completely neglected and she has 30 days to fix it or be evicted. All of this makes for entertaining and often funny situations, all the actors are good in their roles. SPOILERS: With the help of her friends, and the close "supervision" of Alfie, who turns out to be a horticulturist, Bella gets the garden in shape. She gets the boy in the end and, when Alfie dies, finds that he had owned her house and gave it to her in her will. Plus she published her children's book.

with all the negative fake news and all the mean selfish people abounding in life, this movie was a much needed respite from it all. Wow, so heart-tugging and captivating on so many levels. I'm not a Gardner, but I'm a human being with a heart, so this was not only a relief, but a true winner of a movie. I open my heart and door to people like this in real life. These are the type of characters that truly enrich us.

A Slovenian edited product it features three familiar names of the British acting world. Tom Wilkinson and Anna Chancellor are quite familiar to Americans. Jessica Brown Findley is familiar as brilliant in her so far one hit wonder- the first three seasons of Downton Abbey. The brilliant premise of ordinary people not necessarily fitting into a local society anxious to do so is enticing and well photographed and edited. Not necessarily for the crowd seeking funny comedy or themed social trends which is why I don't give it a perfect 10. It is a deeply thought out and wonderfully edited tale of character analysis of what most of us would like to do in a small town or local community though the fictitious characters are created as having more problems than perhaps do most of us on our parallel real life quest.