Penelope
by Mark Palansky
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Actor: Catherine O'Hara, Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Peter Dinklage, Reese WitherspoonDirector: Mark Palansky
Brand: Universal
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-07-15
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Penelope
Movie Review: So sweet you'll be in sugar-high!
Summary: 5 Stars
What a sweet, sweet story that is actually okay for kids to watch! As it is an obvious plot - fairly predictable - I won't go into too much detail about the story. It's not an ugly duckling story as some reviewers have said but more like a reversed Beauty and the Beast. There's a curse put upon a family and because of this curse, Penelope, our heroine, is born with a snout and the only way to break the curse is for her to find someone to marry her. And thus begins her family's journey to find the right man for this cursed girl. Unlike the story of the Beauty and the Beast this fairy tale has a sophisticated twist to it - which was fantastic. Although, the story is absolutely fantastic, I have to say I was more charmed by the visual of the movie. Oh, how beautifully this story was presented. The production team created this whole world that doesn't quite fit in any time period - a victorian gothic married with the twenty-first century... all the colours and the quirky and quaint setting were a sight to behold. I'd want to live on that set if it was real! :D
There were no weak links in the whole cast. Christina Ricci played Penelope beautifully. She is supposedly the female beast but her beauty shines through remarkably - and sometimes, she was too beautiful to be the 'beast' of the movie, even with the snout! ;) A special mention goes out to Mr Bennet. It was hilarius to see the hunk from Pride and Prejudice become a daft prick!
I would like to warn you, though, not to expect a romantic comedy. The story revolves around the character Penelope and how she overcomes and braves the hurdles of life. The movie stands to send out a message. There is a romantic story to it but it's definitely not the central plot. All in all a great feel good movie and, yes, an excellent chick flick for all ages!
Summary of Penelope
Lonely heiress who has spent her life trying to break a strange family curse that left her with the nose of a pig. Penelope begins to learn that loving herself is more important than breaking the curse. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (summit) Release Date: 01/06/2009 Starring: Christina Ricci Reese Witherspoon Run time: 89 minutes Rating: PgTaking cues from Beauty and the Beast and Cyrano de Bergerac, director Mark Palanksy debuts with a slight, if fanciful confection. Produced by Reese Witherspoon and written by Leslie Caveny, Penelope begins with the phrase, "Once upon a time...," making it clear the proceedings owe more to fantasy than reality. Due to a family curse, Ricci's sweet-natured heiress sports a pig snout instead of a normal nose. Since surgery isn't an option--it would sever her carotid artery--her parents (Christopher Guest favorite Catherine O'Hara and an underused Richard E. Grant) hide her from the world for 25 years. Penelope can only break the spell through "one who will love her faithfully," but none of the local bluebloods will have her. One fateful day, while her face is hidden, she meets musician-turned-gambler Max (Atonement's James McAvoy in a winning performance). Sparks fly, until she finds he's only cozying up to her on orders from tabloid reporter Lemon (The Station Agent's Peter Dinklage), so Penelope runs away from home. The city she enters looks much like modern-day London--Am?lie's Michel Amathieu served as cinematographer--except most everyone speaks with an American accent (then again, the film is a fable). The aspiring horticulturist befriends spunky courier Annie (Witherspoon) and reconnects with Max, who harbors secrets of his own. Once people become accustomed to her unconventional looks, Penelope's future starts to brighten. Like Enchanted, Palanksy's first feature gives the romantic comedy a refreshing--and empowering--fairytale twist. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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