Hampstead
Seen it?2017 | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (43% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for anyone who's ever wondered how they'd survive and anyone who likes watching an argument won. The tension comes from simply getting through the next day. Shelve it next to Pretty Woman. The best scenes are battles fought with words.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Zips along, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
Emily Walters is an American widow living a peaceful, uneventful existence in the idyllic Hampstead Village of London, when she meets local recluse, Donald Horner. For 17 years, Donald has lived—wildly yet peacefully—in a ramshackle hut near the edge of the forest. When Emily learns his home is the target of developers who will stop at nothing to remove him, saving Donald and his property becomes her personal mission. Despite his gruff exterior and polite refusals for help, Emily is drawn to him—as he is to her—and what begins as a charitable cause evolves into a relationship that will grow even as the bulldozers close in.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
43% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 53%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$6 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 68K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joel Hopkins
- Diane KeatonEmily Walters
- Brendan GleesonDonald Horner
- James NortonPhilip
- Lesley ManvilleFiona
- Jason WatkinsJames Smythe
- Simon CallowJudge
- Alistair PetrieSteve Crowley
- Phil DavisFyfe
- Hugh SkinnerErik
- Adeel AkhtarDonald's Lawyer