This Beautiful Fantastic (2016)
PG 03/10/2017 (US) · Drama, Romance, Comedy · 1h 40m
Life blooms in enchanting ways.
Set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden in the heart of London, this contemporary fairy tale revolves around the unlikely friendship between a reclusive young woman and a cantankerous old widower. Bella Brown is a beautifully quirky young woman who dreams of writing and illustrating a successful children's book. After she is forced by her landlord to deal with her neglected garden or face eviction, she meets her match, nemesis, and unlikely mentor in Alfie Stephenson, a grumpy, loveless, old man who lives next door who happens to be an amazing horticulturalist.
Simon Aboud
Director, Writer
I'll let it round up to 3. It felt like an unoriginal, weird girl story who's actually very beautiful but she doesn't know it. I mean, the character's name is Bella Brown for crying out loud.
I don't want to yuck anyone else's yum, so if you're into the tropes, and believe me I get liking certain tropes, then you'll probably like this.
—Mike