I Capture the Castle Critic Reviews

It's a rich, emotional story, a wonderfully appealing film made with humor and intelligence, but there is also something almost magical about how it takes the stuff of innumerable previous films -- love, romance and adolescent coming of age -- and turns them into something that feels one of a kind. Read the full review

We like these people, which is important, and we are amused by them, which is helpful, but most of all we envy them, because they negotiate their romantic perplexities with such dash and style. Read the full review

The psychological darkness that underpins this film doesn't seem inappropriate to its wit and charm, but rather amplifies it, makes it more real. Read the full review

A delightful coming-of-age movie that teeters on contrivance but never topples. Read the full review

If there's true magic to be found in the proceedings, it's in Garai's dexterous performance. Read the full review

Fywell has transformed this autobiographical novel into a perceptive, wholly engaging drama, infusing the proceedings with a light tone that almost qualifies the film as a comedy, yet never loses sight of the unpredictability of human emotions. Read the full review

The evident affection that the filmmakers bear toward Smith's novel, and toward the odd, spirited people who inhabit it, gives the film a modest, hardworking appeal. Read the full review

Smith's book is a charmer, but the keys to this ''Castle'' have been misplaced.Read the full review

Could have been a sensation if a director with a smidgen of moviemaking instinct had taken the helm.Read the full review