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By Brian Thompson (55) for The Young Folks (1,024) on 28 Aug 2018

Sweet and meager, perhaps the film would make for pleasant addition to a rainy afternoon, but it fundamentally feels like a sentimental series…

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By Josh Terry (603) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 28 Aug 2018

Altogether, the appeal of the cast and a handful of charming moments might be enough for some audiences - and its mild PG-rated content certainly…

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 28 Aug 2018

It's a strange film: small, sad (without being tragic) and yet sweet without being syrupy…

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By Deborah Krieger (41) for Moviejawn (18) on 27 Aug 2018

And so I have to wonder: in a world with basically unlimited entertainment options, with multiple projects in every conceivable genre, who…

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By Leonard Maltin (609) for leonardmaltin.com (584) on 25 Aug 2018

A film that makes itself so predictable can only overcome this obstacle through atmosphere, performance, and abundance of charm or style…

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By Jane V (15) on 25 Aug 2018

A reflection on evil as seen in a tight-knit, seemingly idyllic community on the beautiful south coast of England…

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By Doug A (140) on 25 Aug 2018

DALE & I DISAGREED. I very much liked this film. She hated it. I loved the pace, she hated it. I thought the story was ok.She hated it…

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By Colin G (275) on 24 Aug 2018

A decent film with beautiful imagery but the story is not something really special…

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By Christy Lemire (1,262) for What the Flick?! (134) on 23 Aug 2018

I don't know how anyone thought this was still relevant now, because it's such an obvious idea…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for What the Flick?! (134) on 23 Aug 2018

[Isabel Coixet's] movies tend to be a little on the safe and vague side, and I think this movie falls into both of these traps…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 23 Aug 2018

A particular letdown for fans of period British drama…

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By K A (23) on 23 Aug 2018

Kudos to Isabel Coixet for this ingenious adaptation of the Penelope Fitzgerald novel…

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By Rick Bentley (466) for Tribune News Service (1,102) on 22 Aug 2018

Except for a couple of strong performance, there is no reason to go in search of this work…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 22 Aug 2018

The Bookshop isn't a lively sit, but the material is cautious and attentive to matters of the heart, with Coixet bringing feeling to guarded…

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By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for New York Times (5,786) on 22 Aug 2018

Ms…

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By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 22 Aug 2018

The Bookshop is a slow-moving affair, but it's worth watching its stars go through their paces…

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By Ella Taylor (978) for NPR (1,713) on 22 Aug 2018

Coixet has a lyrical sense of place, and she has made a charming, well-acted adaptation that ably conjures visual pleasure out of the written word…

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By Filipe Freitas (61) for Film Threat (5,156) on 22 Aug 2018

The Bookshop is not devoid of plot disturbances but provides fair moments of gorgeous filmmaking and acceptable entertainment...Anyway, it…

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By Glenn Sumi (92) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 22 Aug 2018

Isabel Coixet doesn't add much to this veddy, veddy English film, but it's watchable, and bibliophiles will love ogling the first editions…

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By John Anderson (1,358) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 22 Aug 2018

As cleanly appointed and precise as Penelope Fitzgerald's prose, The Bookshop, based on Fitzgerald's 1978 novel, seems very much a fable…

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