Director S.J. Clarkson seems oblivious to the dissonance; perhaps he's deafened by the music.
- Ty Burr, Boston Globe, October 13, 2011
For the most part, the movie feels like an emotional vacuum, mirroring the drab vanilla and mint green interiors of the Slaters' home.
- Stephanie Merry, Washington Post, October 07, 2011
"Toast," is by turns sweet and tart, airy and rich and, above all, a thoroughly irresistible confection.
- Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, October 07, 2011
Sentimental, obvious, but well-nigh irresistible, this jubilant comedy equates England's bland cuisine with its sexual inhibition and suggests we could all use something a little more tasty (at dinnertime, that is).
- J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader, October 06, 2011
All the actors do well, but the film's strongest assets are the period details--including the highs (coq au vin) and lows (gelled ham) of Sixties cuisine.
- Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News, September 23, 2011
Be warned: Some of the regional British accents would benefit from subtitles.
- Lou Lumenick, New York Post, September 23, 2011
It might be described as a lighthearted theme and variation on the adage that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
- Stephen Holden, New York Times, September 22, 2011
I found it poignant, amusing and endearing. No need for marmalade. Just butter, and enjoy.
- Rex Reed, New York Observer, September 21, 2011
Slater's book was evidently an ax-grinder, and the resulting film, directed with tone-deaf comic rhythm by S.J. Clarkson, shows pity and bemusement for the people raising Nigel but rarely human interest in them.
- Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice, September 20, 2011
Based on the assumedly truish story of British food celebrity Nigel Slater, and blessed with a soundtrack of Dusty Springfield songs, Toast nevertheless doesn't go down quite as smoothly as it should.
- Tom Long, Detroit News, June 10, 2011
Like the lemon meringue pies and shrimp cocktails it features throughout, Brit comedy-drama Toast is tasty, hearty and rather conventional.
- Leslie Felperin, Variety, February 19, 2011
"Toast" has three things deserving of adoration: spectacular lemon-meringue pies, the songs of Dusty Springfield and Helena Bonham Carter.
- Tom Keogh, Seattle Times, October 20, 2011
It's the cinematic equivalent of wax fruit: Look, but don't bite.
- Sam Adams, Time Out New York, September 21, 2011
The film is agreeable in everything but it's treatment of Helena Bonham Carter's monstrous embodiment of lower-class pettiness, Joan Potter.
- Andrew Schenker, Slant Magazine, September 18, 2011
Like going to a restaurant where they fill you up with tasty appetizers and delicious bread but then kick you out before the main course is served.
- Alonso Duralde, The Wrap, October 06, 2011
Like its namesake, "Toast" is crusty comfort food with little nutritional substance.
- Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 21, 2011
