In a year (2008) that has thus far been awful at the cinemas, Penelope comes along like a beacon of hope. This lovely fairytale of a girl cursed with a pig snout for a nose is more than just your everyday whimsy tale. It's actually a good film.
Christina Ricci comes back to leading roles with flair, playing titular character Penelope with both sweetness and spunk. The rest of the cast is all top-notch as well. Catharine O'Hara is delightful as the unintentionally self-centered mother, and James McAvoy is absolutely adorable as Penelope's love. And at last a respectable role for Peter Dinklage! Then there's Reese Witherspoon, fabulous as always...
The entire family will delight in Penelope (the girl and the film), with it's inviting visual style and witty script full of great characters. It is at the same time both a lovely fairytale romance and a modern comedy that is not above laughing at itself. This film deserves success, so tell all of your friends! A wonderful film to brighten your poor-movie-season blues. 8/10 stars!
Jay Addison
Christina Ricci comes back to leading roles with flair, playing titular character Penelope with both sweetness and spunk. The rest of the cast is all top-notch as well. Catharine O'Hara is delightful as the unintentionally self-centered mother, and James McAvoy is absolutely adorable as Penelope's love. And at last a respectable role for Peter Dinklage! Then there's Reese Witherspoon, fabulous as always...
The entire family will delight in Penelope (the girl and the film), with it's inviting visual style and witty script full of great characters. It is at the same time both a lovely fairytale romance and a modern comedy that is not above laughing at itself. This film deserves success, so tell all of your friends! A wonderful film to brighten your poor-movie-season blues. 8/10 stars!
Jay Addison