Penelope PG
A fairytale like no other.
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG
- Run Time: 1 hours, 30 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: July 15, 2008
- Originally Released: 2008
- Label: Summit Inc/Lionsgate
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | James McAvoy, Reese Witherspoon, Christina Ricci, Peter Dinklage & Catherine O'Hara | |
Performer: | Richard E. Grant, Nick Frost, Simon Woods, Nigel Havers & Lenny Henry | |
Directed by | Mark Palansky | |
Screenwriting by | Leslie Caveny | |
Composition by | Joby Talbot | |
Produced by | Reese Witherspoon, Scott Steindorff & Jennifer Simpson | |
Director of Photography: | Michel Amathieu |
Entertainment Reviews:
I think it's a sweet film.
Ebert & Roeper
Rating: 2.5/4 --
While uneven, this Ugly Duckling redux is hipper and funnier than a Disney movie, and the positive message to young girls can't be discounted.
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USA Today
Rating: 2/4 --
The semi-satirical treatment of celebrity culture, as Penelope is treated first as a tabloid sensation then a media darling, is lame and dated.
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Toronto Star
Rating: 3/4 --
This quirky, snarky contemporary fairy tale could have been a family blockbuster.
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TheMovieReport.com
Rating: 2/5 --
Watchable but patchy fantasy romance that doesn't quite work, despite strong performances from Ricci and McAvoy.
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ViewLondon
[T]he film has a strong cast, humor and a satirical take on celebrity culture....This UGLY DUCKLING redux is hipper and funnier than a Disney movie.
USA Today
Visually stylish, what might have been a cute fantasy becomes tedious due to its banal script and a relentless overload of pig-jokes.
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Urban Cinefile
Product Description:
Like Tim Burton's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and the TV show PUSHING DAISIES, PENELOPE is a modern fairy tale, complete with candy colors and whimsical cinematography. PENELOPE begins with a generations-old curse by a jilted lover: the next girl in the aristocratic Wilhern family will be born with a pig's snout and ears. Though ages pass, the bad luck finally manifests itself in young Penelope (Christina Ricci) much to the shame of her mother (Christopher Guest favorite Catherine O'Hara). In an effort to break the curse, her mother and father (Richard E. Grant, WITHNAIL AND I) try to bring in a series of blue-blooded suitors. But when they see her face, the men all run screaming. Enter Max (James McAvoy), a down-on-his-luck gambler who connects with Penelope. But when he is exposed as a fraud, the heartbroken girl escapes into the surrounding city. Though she hides her face with a scarf, Penelope gets to experience life outside her family's mansion for the first time.
Pig nose and all, Ricci is adorable as the title character, excellent in alternating between naïveté and independence. Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon succeeds in double duty as both a producer and in a small acting role as Penelope's first friend in the big city. But it's McAvoy, a standout in ATONEMENT and THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, who threatens to steal hearts. The pair's romance is believable, and it makes the film good viewing for fairy tale fans of all ages. The PG rating should appeal to families, as should the film's message about the importance of inner beauty and self confidence.
Pig nose and all, Ricci is adorable as the title character, excellent in alternating between naïveté and independence. Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon succeeds in double duty as both a producer and in a small acting role as Penelope's first friend in the big city. But it's McAvoy, a standout in ATONEMENT and THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, who threatens to steal hearts. The pair's romance is believable, and it makes the film good viewing for fairy tale fans of all ages. The PG rating should appeal to families, as should the film's message about the importance of inner beauty and self confidence.
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- Sales Rank: 44,215
- UPC: 025195037952
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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