ross ing ". ▁He ▁pra ised ▁the ▁" like able " ▁performances , ▁in ▁particular ▁Pen el ope ▁Wil ton . ▁Geoff rey ▁Mc N ab ▁of ▁The ▁Independent ▁also ▁awarded ▁three ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five , ▁calling ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁" ja un ty ▁and ▁good - n ature d ▁affair ". ▁He ▁con cludes ▁" The ▁result ▁is ▁a ▁film ▁that , ▁while ▁perfectly ▁enjoy able ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁terms , ▁becomes ▁every ▁bit ▁as ▁cos y , ▁nost alg ic ▁and ▁super f icial ▁as ▁the ▁title ▁suggests ▁it ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁be ." ▁Kevin ▁Mah er ▁of ▁The ▁Times ▁gave ▁a ▁very ▁negative ▁review , ▁award ing ▁one ▁star . ▁He ▁called ▁it ▁" an ▁in e pt ▁and ▁dis ingen uous ▁fro th - fest " ▁and ▁critic ised ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁chem istry ▁between ▁James ▁and ▁Mich iel ▁H uis man . ▁Guy ▁L odge ▁of ▁Vari ety ▁also ▁gave ▁a ▁negative ▁review , ▁critic ising ▁the ▁mystery ▁plot ▁as ▁" ne ither ▁particularly ▁intr igu ing ▁nor , ▁as ▁the ▁rather ▁straightforward ▁investigation ▁unf olds , ▁ter rib ly ▁surprising ". ▁Ol ly ▁Rich ards ▁of ▁Empire ▁awarded ▁three ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five , ▁calling ▁it ▁" A ▁well ▁told , ▁beautiful ly ▁acted ▁drama ▁that ▁offers ▁nothing ▁new ▁but ▁a ▁comfort ing ▁level ▁of ▁familiar ity ▁and ▁cos iness ." ▁and ▁not icing ▁the ▁film ' s ▁" gent le " ▁tone . ▁ ▁Rob bie ▁Col lin ▁of ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁pra ised