Review of Penelope (2006) by Chupal. — 01 Mar 2008

A light and fun modern fairy tale. Worth a look.

This review of Penelope (2006) was written by Chupal. on 01 Mar 2008.

Penelope has generally received positive reviews.

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 28 Nov 2008

This half-baked fairy tale always seems to be on the verge of becoming charming but despite a good cast it never quite succeeds…

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By Michael Sragow (1,413) for Baltimore Sun (1,823) on 14 Apr 2011

I found the sight of McAvoy as a piano player in jazzy-seedy duds a lot more disconcerting than Ricci's porcine prosthesis…

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By Paulf. (51) on 30 Mar 2008

[SPOILERS] In short Penelope was a good movie through and through, however not destined for greatness, and that's OK…

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By Sammieh. (1) on 10 Aug 2008

This is such a GOOD movie!! I recommend this movie to everyone…

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By Md. (13) on 01 Mar 2008

A charming movie. nothing spectacular (but really, what were you expecting)…

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By Rlwright34 (2) on 04 Sep 2014

The film isnt perfect, but it is a sweet little romcom. Both leads are very good with nice chemistry…

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By David Rooney (943) for Variety (12,700) on 19 Nov 2013

The whimsical ugly-duckling fable becomes more uneven as it proceeds, straining too hard to manufacture its quirky charms…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for The New York Times (9,847) on 30 Apr 2015

A hopeless jumble of visual and linguistic styles…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 24 Aug 2013

It's not the best of modern fairy tales but it's sincere and Christina Ricci's earnest and vulnerable performance touches the heart…

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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 20 Jun 2012

A first film from director Mark Palansky, written by sitcom veteran Leslie Caveny (Everybody Loves Raymond, Mad About You), and the two are…

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