Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Tobias Burrows It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

dsmithchesterfield this TV film is one of those that makes you think why was it not in the cinema or why hasn't this been nominated for the big awards so many look for in a film today. Every Christmas i watch this as it is shown every year without fail and even though i have seen this film about a dozen times it never fails to grip me and make me laugh cry and smile. For those who have not seen this please do take the time to watch something that is greatly written and has amazing actors and actresses that have not had the credit that they deserve as i admire their work greatly. I promise you that you will watch this TV and think why was this not released in the cinema or why has it never received an academy award. the answer is obvious its because its not a big budget block buster. its something even special.

Tanya Lakhdar I totally agree. The acting was just repulsive. Will's, to be exact. He was like he was totally reading off a script. No emotion. And I think that was a very important character to have the right actor. And he was hardly even an actor. His nightmares were so fake and poorly-acted that it was even laughable. Will was cheeky and quite unlikable, he made no character progress, stayed the same (which was basically the whole point and storyline of the book and movie-he flourishes with the help of Mister Tom). I'd like to warn anyone- IF YOU READ THE BOOK, DON'T SEE THE MOVIE- SPOILS IT ALL! This movie is, like, seriously underrated. It's slow-moving and boring. I couldn't care less of what happens next. It does, as you said, miss out on a lot of very important parts such as: -The character development. -The love Will shows for Tom. -Will, Tom and Zach's holiday in the sun -Spooky Cott and whatshisname that lives there -His mum was much much nicer, Tom was meaner and Will was bolder -Zach, Ginnie, Carrie, George and Will: all the times they hung out I bet I forgot a lot, but basically the movie is extremely overrated and pure crap.

pmose Quite a heartwarming little film and not just for the kids. John Thaw is brilliant as always (without any hint of Inspector Morse about him). The boy playing William did a good job as well though I didn't find him convincing in every scene. I loved the whole feel of the small village and the slower pace of life in those times. I also felt the scenes in London where historically accurate, as far as I could tell.It strongly reminded me of a Scandinavian film I saw a couple of years ago called Mother of Mine. That film featured a boy being evacuated from Finland to Sweden during WW II. The wife of the family taking him in asked for a girl because (as it turns out)she lost her daughter. Getting a boy instead she completely ignores him. The fact that the boy speaks Finnish complicates matters even further. I highly recommend that film to anyone who enjoyed Goodnight Mr. Tom, it has the same feel to it.

johnshurvell1 A heartwarming film. The usual superb acting by John Thaw, who passed over recently. A man who was always so unassuming. He was one of Englands top 10 actors certainly of my time.He can be remembered for his famous role of Inspector Morse. As Jack Regan in the 1970's hit TV series 'the Sweeney and as a barrister in Kavanah QC. A must see for all the family and a great DVD for my collection. The filming will bring back a few memories for people who remember wartime Britain and certainly those who were evacuated out of London to escape the German bombings. The interaction between the two main characters.Tom and the boy William was really well acted and true to the book by Michelle Magorian.