This show has a lot going for it.
A fantastic blown out of the water cast.
Beautiful destination locations for shooting.
The two leads have fantastic chemistry. I mean fantastic
It's a love story in the 20th century (rare and desired)
It's dialogue is truly sweet and consistently smile inducing. There are even some good laughs here!
Andrew Garlfields character is especially great.
Although... his character may be great because I feel so much sympathy for the guy. Like sympathy one has for the abused dogs in the Sarah McLaughlin commercials. Why? Because Florence Pughs character walks ALL over this holy sweetheart of a man.
Florence Pughs character takes the role of protagonist in the film. The films fatal flaw is that it makes you hate her. Any emotion I was supposed to have, was washed over with a scathing dislike and head scratching confusion over the writing decisions made. The film starts strong but goes in a sour emotionless direction. Even the films core message is overshadowed by its poor writing that leads it there. All were seen leaving the theater severely unsatisfied.
