Really not sure why this is getting so many plaudits? Yes the art direction is pretty enough, but the pace is so slow and for me it was annoyingly whimsical!

I found Sally Hawkins' studied, almost balletic way of performing really off-putting. As an example the folding of the hat against the bus window and the overly-ponderous way she laid her head against it.

Apparently it cost $20 million and for me this is no surprise with the whole thing looking set-bound and claustrophobic.

It was a surprise-free zone with obvious themes, cliches galore (other than the lure of the Director's name what was in it for Octavia Spencer with such a stereotypical role?), plot-holes and scenes that dragged.

Reviewers seem to be adding layers of narrative and meaning, but in reality I'm really not sure there's enough there to bother.

#disappointed