It’s as if Caveny had so many ideas that she simply couldn’t bear to leave any of them crumpled up on her office floor.
Penelope
United Kingdom, United States · 2006
Rated PG · 1h 43m
Director Mark Palansky
Starring Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Reese Witherspoon
Genre Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
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After a curse on their bloodline leads their daughter, Penelope, to be born with a pig nose, aristocrats Jessica and Franklin Wilhern search desperately for a cure. The curse can supposedly be broken by true love, but no man they approach seems willing to overlook sweet Penelope's appearance. Eventually, the frustrated Penelope decides to take matters into her own hands.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
The whimsical ugly-duckling fable becomes more uneven as it proceeds, straining too hard to manufacture its quirky charms.
ReelViews by James Berardinelli
It's not the best of modern fairy tales but it's sincere and Christina Ricci's earnest and vulnerable performance touches the heart. Penelope is flawed but not irredeemably so.
The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk Honeycutt
The result is an entertaining comedy for young girls and older girls who still like a good romantic fable.
Charlotte Observer by Lawrence Toppman
There are usually good reasons why a movie gets shelved for more than a year, however well-acted it may be and however well-meaning its message. Many are on view in Penelope.
Chicago Tribune by Michael Phillips
I wish it were truly special instead of an interesting near-miss.
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
Is there anything more dull than an ineptly cynical fairy tale?
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
Penelope is dead on arrival.
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