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.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Celia A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

drjgardner By many standards, Australians are a bit quirky, and among Australians, Tasmanians are even more quirky. This assessment is from someone who lived there for 5 years and loved the place and the people. Nowhere have I seen this quirkiness captured better than in this series. The characterizations are so good that they are sometimes painful, but you get pain when you get so close to the truth. If you like the first episode, then stay with it because it gets better.

Alfred Smith I was never even going to bother with Rosehaven. My immediate thoughts were that it would be another poor Australian comedy, so why bother. I could not have been more wrong. It is easily on par with another ABC comedy yardstick, Utopia, but it is much more. Set in a fictional Tasmanian town with glorious scenery and a charming cast of quirky characters, it is difficult not to love this show. Emma and Daniel, the purely platonic couple that are the main characters, absolutely shine. Dan's mother, Barbara, is easily my new favourite TV mum. Apart from the pilot, the plot is a little thin at times, but the show is character driven and exceeds all expectations. I was fortunate to the watch the first series of eight episodes over two nights but I have watched the second series every week since it started and it's nearly over. Therein lies my only disappointment - not enough episodes. So I encourage you to sit back and watch possibly the most heart-warming little gem of a comedy that I have seen for quite some time.

bondcassie The kind of best friend I would love to have would be Emma Dawes. The character has such loving exuberance. I love hers and Daniels friendship. They fight and then it's done. That is how all friendship should be like.The humor is quiet and understated which is the kind of humor I love. I am so disappointed I have just watched all of season 1 in the last week and there is only one more to watch (so far) of season 2. I think my husband is wondering what has happened to me. I am feeling so playful, thanks to this lovely script.

blackshaw-graham I love to support Australian productions especially our local comedy. When Rosehaven started I watched the first couple of episodes because the two main characters had been so entertaining in Utopia. I thought that their natural talent might have pulled it off regardless of any script and production deficiencies. There is no doubt that Celia and Luke are funny and talented but this show just doesn't cut it for me. There is only one real star in this presentation and that is the beautifully photographed Tasmanian locations. I still catch parts of the show as it is left on while waiting for the next program to begin. Sorry Celia and Luke, I love your work but not this time.