Thought it would be right up my alley, but couldn't even finish it.

Rating: 5/10 (7 March 2017)

I love rom/romcoms. I love Sam Claflin. When I saw this trailer, therefore, I thought it would be right up my alley. I didn't read the book, so I went into this viewing with no preconceptions or standards to be met. I thought it was too bubbly, too cheesy/cutesy. Miss Clarke's crazy eyebrows shooting up into her hairline to imitate a look of bemusement, surprise, condolence, placation and everything else was driving me batty. Her little girl striped and polka-dotted outfits and her personality felt very contrived and forced, her moving from a waitress in a bakery to a home companion for a filthy rich family is out in left field, too. I just couldn't. I felt there was nowhere near enough chemistry in the two main characters to hold my interest enough to even finish the film.