If you enjoy movies that are telegraphed from every possible angle, this is the film for you. There is not a single surprise or twist to the story at any stage of the movie. The premise could have been interesting, but at every turn the bland and featureless dialog is like listening to a 'learn to speak english' audiobook. The chemistry between the characters was negligible, especially the two bakers who you could see flinch in their big kissing scene (which of course you could predict from the moment they met with absolutely no nuance). On top of all of the haphazard and predictable acting and script, the sets must have been made on a very limited budget, as the head female baker lived in a flat that looked like a bargain airbnb without any paintings or personal touches at all. The grandmother's home was quirky and well put-together and the only high point of the movie. The bakery shop set was contrived and a health inspector's worst nightmare with cakes displayed all around the shop without any covering and customers able to have a whole cake stand full of goodies on their table which they could eat as many cakes as they liked and then gave the stand back for other customers. It would have been so easy to have someone order a cake and coffee and have those on the table as per a real bakery cafe. As for the premise that London is a multicultural city and people from "diverse' backgrounds such as Indians wanting a taste of home not being able to get them is ridiculous and insulting. If I am missing bakery treats from my homeland the literally thousands of restaurants and cafes with legitimate cultural backgrounds would be the first stop. Eek! Can't believe I've written so much about such a lacklustre movie. The friend I went to see this movie with and I spent half of it making jokes and laughing about all the 'Captain obvious' lines. Stale and tasteless as a week old croissant.
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