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"It's as scrumptious as its title."

"The pity is that the film is directed by Mike Newell, who made one of the greatest romantic movies, Four Weddings and a Funeral."

"Every location in this irresistible romantic mystery is like a little mini-break for the soul, every costume and piece of set-dressing nibble-ably gorgeous, and every character a pleasure to keep company with, even the rotters."

"While it's mainly a love story, it's also an act of homage to the stimulation and consolation to be had from books."

"There's enough drama and feel-good factor to leave you feeling, unlike sampling the potentially unctuous pastry of the title, more than satisfied."

"British security-blanket film-making at its finest."

"Overall, it’s closer, though, to last year’s British home-front dramedy Their Finest in its female-powered wartime melodrama."

"Buoyed by a reliably appealing star turn from James, this handsome tearjerker mostly sidesteps the tweeness of its title to become, somehow, both an old-fashioned romance and a detective story trumpeting gender equality."

"A great story and a charming film, but ultimately falls into the trap of predictability…"

"A well told, beautifully acted drama that offers nothing new but a comforting level of familiarity and cosiness."