84 Charing Cross Road 1987

Vincent Canby, New York Times: The result of this high-powered collaboration is a movie of such unrelieved genteelness that it makes one long to head for Schrafft's for a double-gin martini, straight up, and a stack of cinnamon toast from which the crusts have been removed. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: 84 Charing Cross Road is a movie made for people who love London and books. The only problem is that the heroine doesn't get to London until it's too late, and nobody ever seems to read in this movie. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: The film has nothing to do with easy nostalgia; it's about real, credible people, and as such finally becomes very moving. Read more