Critic Reviews

• Cath Clarke, Time Out

  It's sharper than your average Britcom, and perfectly charming, so you'll forgive a bit of amateurism and wooden acting.

• Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile

  There's an easy charm about Guy Browning's debut film Tortoise in Love that is not only set in Kingston Bagpuize, Oxfordshire, but whose community members became involved in its making

• Graham Young, Birmingham Post

  A decidedly old fashioned film that has a big heart in many of the right places despite its modest means.

• Philip French, Observer [UK]

  Rather less fun than a saucy Women's Institute calendar.

• Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]

  It's gentle, well-meaning, a bit watery.

• Anna Pintus, Little White Lies

  Laugh-out-loud humour and a replacement for Hugh Grant replacement. Bish bosh.

• David Parkinson, Empire Magazine

  This gently off-beat romance may boast more corn than a packed silo in summer but it's got a tender heart and charm to spare.

• Andrew Lowry, Total Film

  The traditional problem of am-dram persists: unless it's your son/daughter/dad/nan doing their thing, you're never as forgiving as the enthusiastic cast would wish.

• Steve Newall, Flicks.co.nz

  Does its best to follow rom-com convention, but without a spark between the leads, a captivating narrative or decent dollop of humour, fails to do the minimum required...

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