▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁ ▁On ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁website ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁film ▁holds ▁an ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 8 1 %, ▁based ▁on ▁ 5 9 ▁reviews , ▁and ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 6 . 3 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁website ' s ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads , ▁" F ar ▁more ▁traditional ▁and ▁straightforward ▁than ▁its ▁unw ield y ▁title , ▁The ▁Gu ern sey ▁Liter ary ▁and ▁Pot ato ▁Pe el ▁Pie ▁Society ▁offers ▁delight ful ▁comfort ▁food ▁for ▁fans ▁of ▁period ▁drama ." ▁Met ac rit ic ▁reports ▁a ▁weight ed ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 5 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" gener ally ▁favor able ▁reviews ". ▁ ▁Harry ▁W inds or ▁of ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁in ▁particular ▁pra ising ▁L ily ▁James ▁and ▁the ▁film ' s ▁modern ▁tone ▁saying , ▁" Bu oy ed ▁by ▁a ▁reli ably ▁appe aling ▁star ▁turn ▁from ▁James , ▁this ▁hand some ▁te ar jer ker ▁mostly ▁sid este ps ▁the ▁t ween ess ▁of ▁its ▁title ▁to ▁become , ▁somehow , ▁both ▁an ▁old - f ashion ed ▁rom ance ▁and ▁a ▁detect ive ▁story ▁tr ump eting ▁gender ▁equality ." ▁Tre vor ▁John ston ▁of ▁Radio ▁Times ▁awarded ▁the ▁film ▁three ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁stars , ▁calling ▁it ▁" mod er ately ▁eng