"This perky British kids' movie lists five different people in the writing credits (two of whom chipped in with additional material); this may explain in part why its story beats arrive with such metronomic precision, and the characters feel as if they were grown hydroponically in a lab. Which is of course ironic because the setting is a family-run farm where agronomist-owner Dinah (Golda Rosheuvel) decides to go organic after being inspired by her magical niece Charlie (Priya-Rose Brookwell, adorable)"
"Having only been recently introduced, for reasons the otherwise overpolished script fails to explain, Charlie and Dinah get to know each other over the course of a few seasons which just so happens to be the length of time it takes to grow a pumpkin for the annual village competition. Charlie hopes to use the prize money to find her mother, rumoured to have run off to become a movie star in California."
A perky British family film credits five writers, yielding metronomic story beats and thinly drawn characters. The setting is a family-run farm where agronomist-owner Dinah (Golda Rosheuvel) decides to go organic after being inspired by her magical niece Charlie (Priya-Rose Brookwell), who can sense plants' emotions by touch. Charlie and Dinah bond over a single growing season timed to an annual village pumpkin competition. Charlie hopes to use the prize money to find her mother, rumoured to have run off to become a movie star in California. The supporting cast includes Nick Frost, Jane Horrocks, Tim McInnerny and Kathryn Drysdale. Director John McPhail keeps the comedy buoyant, delivering serviceable seasonal family entertainment.
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