Penelope

Name: Penelope
Director: Mark Palansky
Released: 2006

Mark Palansky

2006

5.00

Synopsis

Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soul mate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company. This untraditional fairy tale about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.

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Cast

Christina RicciPenelope Wilhern
James McAvoyJohnny/Max
Catherine O'HaraJessica Wilhern
Reese WitherspoonAnnie
Peter DinklageLemon
Richard E. GrantFranklin Wilhern
Simon WoodsEdward Vanderman
Nigel HaversMr. Vanderman
Christina GreatrexMrs. Vanderman
Michael FeastJake/Witch

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80
Film Threat
An extraordinarily charming movie.
70
The Hollywood Reporter
The result is an entertaining comedy for young girls and older girls who still like a good romantic fable.
63
ReelViews
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.
63
Chicago Tribune
I wish it were truly special instead of an interesting near-miss.
60
Village Voice
Ricci is appealingly human, and some acknowledgement of the importance of female friendship, in addition to romance, is faintly touching.
50
Variety
The whimsical ugly-duckling fable becomes more uneven as it proceeds, straining too hard to manufacture its quirky charms.
50
Charlotte Observer
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.
40
Austin Chronicle
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.

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