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Like Tim Burton's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and the TV show PUSHING DAISIES, PENELOPE is a modern fairy tale, complete with candy colours 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 .. Read more
| Starring | Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Reese Witherspoon |
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| Director | Mark Palansky |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Remember that maxim about life imitating art? Mark Palanskyâs feature debut about a young blue-blood woman (Ricci)... read more on Time Out
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superb................
This film is superb. my daughters loved it. Generations ago, a witch placed a curse on the Wilhern family that would result in the next girl being born into the... read more »
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James McAvoy plays and American!
This ones pretty good. Its funny, I like the way its written, like a messed up fairy tail. James McAvoy pulls of a mean American accent - and is a fit as always... read more »
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Fairytale with a twist!
I think it is a good film, very funny! bit of fairytale film with a odd twist. worth watching :)
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good
good innocent fun sure to cheer you up
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Good film, enjoyed it.
Very enjoyable film, once you get past the English looking scenes and actors and accept it is american (I think).
Brilliant turn from James McAvoy, ... read more »
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Be prepared to be asleep within 10mins
Wow now that was probably the worst story line ive ever seen. A girl with a pig nose!!! Lol do me a favour!
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Good Idea Doesnt Convince!
Daft Story based on classic fairytale myth.
Girl 'under a curse' needs to find love to break curse , etc.
Good story telling from ... read more »
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Cute film
Cute film with a good moral to the story. Christina Ricci is very good and very believable. Something you can watch agai .
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Good start, then flagged
Truly excellent for the most part, but marred eventually by a quite unneeded procession of celebrity stars who added exactly nothing worthwhile to the film. In ... read more »
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Very good family film
Very good movie with an excellent performance by Christina Ricci. So good that I have bought a copy to have for future viewing.
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English or American!?
This was a great family film, a bit cheesy in places, however it was lovely and heart-warming, and definitely contains a few good laughs!
It can seem... read more »