Abigail's Party was painfully funny - this was just painful! I felt like the guy working in the bookshop, only I felt it for the most of the film.

The acting was good, the writing was good, but the leading character (although well acted), was too annoying to enjoy. The characters I enjoyed were the driving instructor and the dance tutor.

I'm still in pain now...

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I went to see this film with my daughter and didn't quite know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised and wouldn't mind seeing it again. Loved the scene with the flamenco teacher! Definately worth a viewing.

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I can see why some people found Poppy the central character irritating but we loved her. But we did find ourselves laughing out loud when others in the cinema were a bit quiet.

We also loved the realistic portrayal of North London - not glamourised or sanitised.

We felt that Poppy was a real antidote to the usual "cool" and style obsessed young women usually found in films - OK she would probably be irritating in real life but her funny ways seemed to stem from nerves and shyness and the things she came out with were just what a lot of us would like to say - for example the scene in the book shop where she trys to chat and gets no response from up themselves "cool" guys running the shop.

Good on you girl - life would be better if we all all had a bit of Poppy in our lives.

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