Quite a ridiculous film

Rating: 3/10 (22 November 2018)

Not the storyline. That seems quite acceptable if unremarkable.
But the production design.
This seems to be wholly aimed people with no knowledge of the time period or location in which the film is set. It gives an overwhelming impression of being aimed solely at American tourists.
I suppose the very fact that four of the cast appeared in "Downton Abbey," (that wet dream fantasy of Daily Telegraph readers) should have rung alarm bells to start with. Just like that TV show, it presents a completely inaccurate and unbelievable picture.
Black American soldiers dancing with white girls in 1946? Come on...
And what would a Black GI be doing in London in '46 anyway?
Then there's the Male lead - who probably would have been run out of town in the rural post-war UK. Hair over his collar, designer stubble - and a wedding band?!?!!. No sorry - nobody looked like that then.
But the most laughable issue is the location. Guernsey looks absolutely nothing like the north coast of Devon where this was filmed. I'm sure it's much prettier and meets the criteria demanded to appeal to a certain "Gee... ain't that quaint?" type of audience. But to anyone with the slightest knowledge of reality, it comes over as absurd.
So all in all, as a film it's little more than stereotyped wallpaper. Read the book instead. I imagine it's a little more honest