Almost as good as the book

Rating: 8/10 (1 October 2018)

It's been a few years since I read the book and I loved it at the time. I often find the movie version is never as good so it's probably a good thing I don't remember that much about the book version as this felt fresh to me. I do remember that the book centred a lot more on the actual German invasion (including the starvation and hiding of a prisoner) and the film seemed to skip that and concentrate more on the present. But that aside, I really enjoyed it. The cast was stellar, the cinematography wonderful and the costumes beautiful especially Juliet's yellow dress.
I am disappointed to read that it wasn't actually filmed on the island but it really didn't matter as I've never been there anyway.