Too much ham

Rating: 4/10 (12 May 2018)

If you are determined to find silly films romantic and engaging nothing I am about to tell you will matter. If, however, you need your entertainment to convince and engage you this half-baked presentation will cause you nothing but irritation and exasperation. Lilly James as Juliet manages to pout and flounce like a four-year old dress-up princess. Her skills in acting are in repeating learned lines and nothing else. Other, better actors, in this presentation also put in poor performances. This perhaps suggests the actors' disengagement with the script and direction. They would certainly be aware of the glaring mistakes being made in depicting war-time occupied Guernsey. Not surprising when female authored work is converted into a vapid and stupid screenplay by ignorant men. This ignorance extends to some gross visual mistakes. Have you ever seen a rack of pork? No, you haven't and, more to the point, no farm boy or country bumpkin would make the mistake of cooking the whole part of a pig carcass that is usually made into bacon as a joint of meat. This is what we are presented with here though! There were other, in fact a whole host of stupid mistakes caused by those involved not seeking accurate historical references or seeking the honest guidance of those who know. Give this dire rubbish a miss.