The Bookshop

CDI Films | Release Date: August 24, 2018

6.5	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 24 Ratings

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Slovenly_MuseSep 30, 2018

The cinematic equivalent of spending a long afternoon in a historic old bookshop. Perfect for those who'd consider that a dream day, but for moviegoers who'd like a story wider in scope, the film leaves a lot of story elements unexplored.

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Brent_MarchantSep 8, 2018

Though beautifully photographed and well acted, this overlong tedious slog features a rather inconsequential story that could have been presented and dispensed with in far shorter order than what's on offer here. The belabored dialogue tendsThough beautifully photographed and well acted, this overlong tedious slog features a rather inconsequential story that could have been presented and dispensed with in far shorter order than what's on offer here. The belabored dialogue tends to needlessly drone on and on over matters that ultimately just aren't as significant as they're made out to be. And while the film is obviously intended to unfold like a good book, the pacing of the story in cinematic form needs to move along at a faster clip than its literary counterpart, which, regrettably, is far from the case here.… Expand

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