The movie is comfort food through and through, as wholesome and predictable as a Sunday roast and as sickly sweet as sticky toffee pudding.

Though the subject matter could've been developed into a more challenging and provocative yarn, this film's chief aim is escapism.

A movie... you don't so much watch as wear like a slanket.

Director Mike Newell uses his camera to great effect, capturing beautiful vistas but also the swirling emotions of his characters.