Film is replete with enchanting scenes, beautifully photographed and charmingly presented. Rather, it is a charmingly eccentric design. David cares very tenderly for his father, who is charmingly brusque. Michael Brandon, as Marcus, is charmingly boyish and natural. "Kirkus Reviews" calls this a "charmingly gossamer mystery" in this "enchanting series" of mystery novels. Time called this debut release "charmingly evocative". Serena was introduced as a "charmingly candid and utterly professional" consultant general surgeon. Didier C. Deutsch praised it as a "charmingly old-fashioned romantic score". There she meets the handsome Brandon Buchanan and the charmingly sloppy Heath Ferro. He's crossed the line from charmingly foul-mouthed to obnoxious and embarrassing. Only Yevgeny Pavlovich remains in good spirits, and he smiles charmingly as he says good-bye. John Simon wrote Murmur of the Heart treated incest charmingly but unsatisfactorily. Charmingly indie, Magical Diary is definitely worth the purchase. "The Guardian"'s Saturday Pages books section called "45" a "charmingly barking [mad] memoir". Brett Cullum of DVD Verdict called it "a charmingly cheap z-grade zombie thriller".