Style: Drama
Director: Eliza Schroeder
Starring: Shelley Conn, Celia Imrie, Shannon Tarbet
Operating Time: 97 minutes
Synopsis: In London, pastry chef Sarah is killed in a visitors accident. Her enterprise companion Isabella (Shelley Conn) and daughter Clarissa (Shannon Tarbet) proceed with Sarah’s dream of opening a bakery in Notting Hill. They search assist from Sarah’s estranged mom Mimi (Celia Imrie), a former trapeze artist, and pastry chef Matthew (Rupert Penry-Jones), Sarah’s ex-boyfriend. The brand new store opens to sluggish gross sales, forcing Isabella, Mimi, Clarissa, and Matthew to improvise a brand new marketing strategy, whereas Isabella and Matthew provoke a romance.
What Works Nicely: The nice intentions are candy sufficient, and the soft-peddled feelings of honoring the dream of a mom and good friend, therapeutic a household rift, and discovering love keep away from all emotional thorns. With out being examined within the staid environment, Shelley Conn, Shannon Tarbet, and Celia Imrie are all ample.
What Does Not Work As Nicely: There actually shouldn’t be a lot occurring, because the script studiously avoids many of the obligatory conversations then will get distracted, bouncing between enterprise struggles, a few tepid romances, and the ghost of unresolved mother-daughter dynamics. However the greatest stumble is the ridiculous notion that immigrants in London in some way fail to open and function companies that cater to their communities, and as a substitute look forward to English individuals to be taught to bake overseas pastries.
Key Quote:
Clarissa (to Isabella and Mimi): Mother would have needed us to open this bakery, so that’s what we will do.
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