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Miss Potter Reviews

2006

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The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and her struggle for love, happiness and success. Read more

Starring	Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, Barbara Flynn
Director	Chris Noonan
Genres	Drama, Romance

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  squinty strIkes again!
  
  Well, i'm genuinely sorry to disagree with the rest of the reviewers here but...it's a shame to see rene zellweger again attempting to play a british ... read more »
  
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  - chimpsky
  - 5 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 11 May 2007 at 18:07
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  Good film, random animation
  
  I did enjoy Miss Potter...a lovely story, beautifully filmed, with a good cast, but I felt it was spoilt by random bits of animation that gave the impression of... read more »
  
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  - 16 Apr 2012 at 10:29
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  An early feminist
  
  This was a delightful film suitable for family viewing. As an admirer of Beatrix Potter I was afraid the casting of the title role to an American was a dubious ... read more »
  
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  - 01 Mar 2012 at 16:14
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  Great film
  
  Great film, very impressed girly but not drawn out :) Worth watching. Bridget Jones accent again but that's not a bad thing.
  
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  - 14 Feb 2012 at 19:49
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  it was ok
  
  i got this film for my mum she liked it!
  
  ive seen it before and i found it quite boring!
  
  i do like peter rabbit tho he's a cool bunny... read more »
  
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- - rachiieee
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  - Leeds
  - 26 Nov 2011 at 18:01
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  Worth watching to find out how determination and kindness can help the world!
  
  Excellent! A lovely true story of a remarkable woman. The acting and filming was beautiful and the determination of this gentle lady an example to many of us ... read more »
  
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  - 26 Oct 2011 at 18:38
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  Heart wrenching, very emotional. Well worth watching.
  
  I really enjoyed watching this film. Very emotional and touching, The innocence is something we don't see these days and it's wonderfully expressed in ... read more »
  
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  - 18 Oct 2011 at 14:52
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  Definitely worth putting on your list
  
  This is a lovely film, probably best suited to a cosy night in with someone to snuggle! Lovely performances and an interesting plot with a few surprising twists... read more »
  
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  - 27 Jul 2011 at 16:16
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  Loved this film
  
  Sweet and poignant film, loved the animation and learning about Beatrix Potter's life. Didn't realise Beatrix bought 4,000 acres of the Lake District, ... read more »
  
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- - Tina680
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  - 23 Jul 2011 at 14:40
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  It was just twee
  
  I would never have ordered this one. Mrs HDX is the guilty party. So I asked her: 'How was it?' The reply: 'Oh dear.'
  
  What was wrong ... read more »
  
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- - HDX
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  - Barry, Wales
  - 11 Jul 2011 at 21:14
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  A life worth watching
  
  This is a film I would watch again and again. It made me long to be able to draw as Miss Potter could.
  
  Renee Zellweiger gives a great performance, ... read more »
  
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- - bagqueen
  - 3 reviews
  - 07 Jul 2011 at 15:04
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  squinty strIkes again!
  
  Well, i'm genuinely sorry to disagree with the rest of the reviewers here but...it's a shame to see rene zellweger again attempting to play a british ... read more »
  
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  - chimpsky
  - 5 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 11 May 2007 at 18:07
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  Wonderful and enchanting..
  
  The words of Renee Zellweger as Miss Potter say 'There is ... read more »
  
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- - PaulaWestwood
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  - Ashton-Under-Lyne
  - 30 Jan 2007 at 09:11
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  A Beautiful Film
  
  Miss Potter is a beautifully made movie which paints for us the story of the somewhat tragic life of Beatrix Potter. The script is wonderful, the story moving ... read more »
  
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- - James Waddell
  - Bristol, UK
  - 17 Jan 2007 at 12:07
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  Charming, simply charming
  
  This is a wonderful little film that bursts with charm and beauty. I went to see it because I was visiting the Lake District at the time and it seemed fitting ... read more »
  
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  - 15 Jan 2007 at 13:42
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  Is this the mother of Harry?
  
  The story about Beatrix Potter. This is a warm and cosy film, which tells the tale about the lady who created Peter Rabbit and friends. Nothing nasty about it... read more »
  
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- - Mbub
  - Westbury, Wilts
  - 05 Oct 2007 at 15:42
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  magical
  
  This is not a drama biography in the true sense. But a beautiful fable with some heart rendering and truly magical sequences. A film which allows us to believe ... read more »
  
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- - serendipityneverland
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  - Harrow
  - 23 Apr 2007 at 23:59
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  good film
  
  Lovely enchanting film based on factual events in the life of an incredible woman. Beatrix is a very modern woman trying to escape a very stiff victorian ... read more »
  
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  - leicestershire
  - 09 May 2007 at 08:26
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  Saccharine rubbish
  
  Renee Zellweger is dreadful as Beatrix Potter, squinty, pouty and arch. The film is almost unbearably twee and misses the opportunity to tell a really good ... read more »
  
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- - sailonby
  - 96 reviews
  - Exeter
  - 29 May 2007 at 14:23
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  An enchanting tale
  
  This film is a great clean family movie with a sweet storyline. It paints the story of beatrix potter's life and has some beautiful scenery of the lake ... read more »
  
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- - bella411
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  - Buckinghamshire, England
  - 16 Nov 2007 at 14:33
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  terrible.............. do not bother
  
  Utterly boring. The first film I ever have stopped part way through and sent back.
  
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  - UK
  - 19 Dec 2007 at 21:25

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