La pasticceria dei desideri

This was a very very beautifully unexpected masterpiece.... The premise of magical bakery goods making people feel special and resulting in wonderful results is original.... I was wondering what was going to happen in the end. It was totally unexpected.... The leads were very attractive and superb actors. And you could definitely see the magic developing between them. The supporting cast was also very good. It was a funny movie.... It was a sad movie.... It was an unexpectedly fantastic movie.... And left me feeling great.... As well as hungry.... The desserts were as beautiful as the leads. It's is definitely worth watching.

Descriptions of this movie miss the mark and don't relate to the storyline developments accurately - it's all very down to earth and everyday. This is more of a feel good film than a rom-com - there isn't much humour and lots of relationships are covered eg family, friends, work, community etc. Best of all, this is a calm movie, no loud/distracting music and the ubiquitous cookery lesson montage is thankfully missing. Having recently watched 'Love on Retreat' (aka 'Lean into Love') with the same two leading actors, I'm glad the very versatile Jonathan Stoddard has a different character and look here, as Ansley Gordon's is quite similar, which could have been confusing.

A sweet movie. Far above most UP offerings. Solid and likeable main cast, nice scenery, good sound quality and lacking the ridiculous melodrama of misunderstanding/ break-ups, etc that usually ensue 10 minutes before the end of the movie, so an extra bravo for that. Love the lead actress. I wasn't familiar with her but enjoyed her performance, as well as the second female lead and the male lead. The parents were mostly annoying, but they were supposed to be.

Is it Oscar material? Of course not, but I felt uplifted after watching it and became invested in it very early on - a plus for these movies. I'd definitely watch it again.

The acting is poor with a few that players that are really bad. Peyton's parents are a perfect example of killing with kindness and not in a good sense. They're love is totally destructive to Peyton, especially her career. Only the cheesiest climax ever could bring about the expected typical rom/com results. I think the setting for what happened was inappropriate, otherwise it could have been a sweet climax.

Ansley Gordon' and Jonathan Stoddard have less than zero chemistry. Peyton spends the entire movie backing away from Archer either physically or emotionally. Stoddard exhibits no sincerity in Archer's feelings for Peyton. I don't like using superlatives like worst, and a lot of these movies rush the romance so much that it's hard to believe when they fall for each other, but I can't think of another rom/com I've seen where the romantic ending makes less sense. I never felt that Archer's affection was genuine for Peyton. In Peyton's case, it definitely didn't seem like she had any affection for him until suddenly, she did.

This is like a witchcraft story, where the lead is a witch. Customers come to buy deserts but they are also buying spells. These spells include: Sweet Success, True love, Mending and Fertility. I watched this because I am a big fan of the director Brittany Underwood. She is so multi talented and beautiful. I liked this movie more than I thought I would. It hit the spot. I looked for it on DVD, unfortunately, there isn't one. I recommend this movie as it is a good feeling and enjoyable film. I think movies with "magic"are a lot of fun. Fantasies, imagination, creativity are things I'm drawn to. And also spiritual things which I think can be applied here. Witch, Saint, Angel, the main character is definitely blessed and is blessing others.