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I was very fond of Sherfig’s film Italian For Beginners but I just couldn’t stand this movie. I found it incredibly annoying. If I were Scottish I’d be offended, even, as the sole crux of the film seems to be “when Scottish people do it, it’s cute.” It’s all canned – the musty bookshop, the slightly frazzled but still attractive woman with gum in her hair and a frog in her throat. Sigh. If you want to see quirky done awful, rent this piece of garbage.

UPDATE: I got a little nervous for a second – after writing this I checked Rotten Tomatoes and saw an 87% approval rating? Am I missing something? Turns out J. Hoberman joins me in that 13% minority, ending his pan with the line, “As everyone gets to cuddle their inner cutie-pie, Scherfig turns matchmaker, contriving to have her characters pair off before the unconvincing closer.” I feel comfortable in his company.