Eat, Love, London

Nice story but I just couldn't get past the terrible fake American accent. The plot was the usual hallmark style - easy watching, kind of predictable but sweet. There was the requisite developing romance between 2 individuals who have no plans or desire to meet someone or fall in love. There was interesting sites & scenes around Notting Hill in London. All together there was potential for a good movie. But all of this gets lost behind that terrible fake accent.

In this day & age of globalism where viewers know what accents for different regions sound like, if you're characters are from a specific area, you should use actors that are either from that area or can actually pull off the accent. Not use an English actor who does a bad representation of being an extra from Grease.

The problem with this movie was casting. The story is your typical romantic arc, albeit a silly plot arc, and had the characters been more sympathetic, I might have gotten past insipid plot. But the lead actress is a spoiled, petulant teenager, lacking in the tenacious drive and talent of a true chef. You can't support her romance because you can't support her. You might think it's just the lines, but it's more the delivery of the lines. I felt sorry for her "best friend." After all, who wants a friend who doesn't put the same passion and work ethic into the job you offered her. Nobody. Nobody wants that nonsense in their lives. Nobody is a glutton for that much punishment so as to risk livelihood for such a poor friend. And, don't ask me about the hero because when ever the lead actress was on screen - which was all the time - you needed to close your eyes and ears. Just yuck.

After decades of Americans doing terrible depictions of 'British' accents and culture, it's refreshing to see this movie is annoying my US friends!

In a world of increasing misinformation/misrepresentation, many of these shows, wherever set and made, are also very flawed in their writing, which could and should be improved across the genre.

On the upside, any inclusion of actual locations is always great in productions, and a good use of the budget, especially where a number of viewers are likely to have visited.

I wanted to love this movie but lead actress kept getting in the way. She looked and acted like a 12 year old brat. Poor acting skills and I guess the writer shares in the poor role. A head chef is texting like a high schooler, cannot walk down the street without bumping into multiple ppl???

No, we had to turn it off which is too bad since her pen pal and leading man were good actors. Love the filming and scenery.

This plays like a bad Hallmark movie including the age differences between the male and female leads. It's gross.

Foote should have insisted she could be smart and romantic not just play a school girl on a movie.

Not a bad storyline, but way too many holes. Stella, played by a British actress, has a poor American accent. She's supposed to be from Montana, but I think they confused Montana with Kentucky or someplace green and with a southern accent. She has loads of free time, even in the evening when she's supposed to be working. I just found the whole production to be a bit ridiculous at times. Theo was charming, but the best part of the film were the scenes with Stella's friend Rebecca. The production is colorful and engaging. But I couldn't get past Stella's poor accent and the many holes in the storyline.