Toast is the rare tv movie biopic that feels fair to each character (showing them at their worst and their best) while still rooting for the hero. It also does a great job of showing what it is like to discover who you are and overcoming obstacles without losing its sense of humor or becoming too earnest/cliche. It was so nice to have Helena Bonham Carter in a role in a project not involving Tim Burton. I loved that Toast presented a threshold of adulthood that we only see the main character approach-a place of compromise and pride in surviving, doing things well or living as well as possible. Even though the main character is a child for the majority of Toast, there is nothing cute about this film. If you love food and remember a time when the only cheese selection was Kraft singles then later discovered there was more out there, Toast is for you. I liked the movie so much that I plan to read the memoir as soon as possible. After seeing Bates Motel, it was a little weird when Freddie Highmore took over as the main character and added an unintended current of tension that probably wasn’t there. A great cast! Without seeing the real life central character before, I recognized him immediately when he made a cameo.