Miss Potter

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By most accounts, Potter was a serious workaholic monomaniacally devoted to the purity of her vision. Undaunted, Noonan and Maltby are determined to squeeze her life into a run-of-the-mill romance in which love heals all wounds.

Empire by Angie Errigo

Pitched awkwardly -- neither for children nor cool young adults -- it's very sweet, very nice and just the thing for a girlie matinée with mum and nan.

Los Angeles Times by Carina Chocano

The movie is at once a flagrant piece of kitsch and an unexpectedly affecting story about an individual overcoming personal tragedy and brutally restrictive circumstances by talent and force of will.

USA Today by Claudia Puig

It is a lovely film for the holiday season, as well as afterward, and is reminiscent of "Finding Neverland," without the darker undercurrents.

ReelViews by James Berardinelli

With its lack of pretensions, Miss Potter is that rare breed of cinematic animal: a movie whose entire goal is to entertain and perhaps apply a gentle touch to the heart.

The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk Honeycutt

The problem confronting writer Richard Maltby Jr. and director Chris Noonan is that Potter lived a fairly uneventful life once you remove her success as an author.

TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh

Endearing without being especially engaging.

Variety by Robert Koehler

Renee Zellweger, in another Blighty role, struggles to make Beatrix credible.

Salon by Stephanie Zacharek

A very gentle-spirited picture, but it's not a self-consciously precious one.