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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Salon.com (2,725) on 28 Jul 2010

Watching McDormand navigate that transformation is the kind of thing that can keep your hope in movies, and in actors, alive…

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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 06 Jul 2010

The comedic success of this pair of dramatic archetypes, the radiant flibbertigibbet and the gray, lumpen elder spinster, in a lightweight…

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By William Arnold (1,101) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 24 Feb 2010

The film is lovely to look at -- so overflowing with lavish furniture, jewelry and interiors that it's almost like a visit to Paris' Musée…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 26 May 2009

At least Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day has the good grace to go wrong quickly, you don't have to sit there squirming with doubt…

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By Ella Taylor (978) for Village Voice (8,525) on 18 May 2009

What makes Watson's novel a delight is its guilelessly homoerotic subtext…

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By Fr. Chris Carpenter (308) for Orange County and Long Beach Blade (23) on 27 Feb 2009

A valentine to a by-gone era; one of the ten best films of 2008…

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By Tony Macklin (521) for Fayetteville Free Weekly (88) on 02 Feb 2009

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a well-acted comedy with enough old-fashioned qualities to make it an enjoyable experience for long-standing…

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By Connie Ogle (690) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 05 Dec 2008

The only thing missing from this winsome, madcap throwback set in London on the eve of World War II is an actual Brit in the title role…

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By Robert Roten (1,865) for Laramie Movie Scope (1,865) on 16 Sep 2008

The spectre of impending war hangs heavily in the background of this romantic comedy, giving it a bit more heft…

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By Jeff Bayer (445) for The Scorecard Review (437) on 26 Aug 2008

Period comedies are a tough act to swallow for some, but if you are on the fence at all, please make sure Miss Pettigrew lives for more than…

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By Anthony Quinn (478) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 14 Aug 2008

It's lucky that Amy Adams and Frances McDormand lend their best charms to Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day, otherwise this featherweight Art…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 14 Aug 2008

There's not a lot to it really--no deep underlying message other than an exploration of women's roles in society at the time…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for ViewLondon (2,339) on 14 Aug 2008

In short, Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day is fluffy and forgettable, but it's also undeniably entertaining, thanks to pacey direction and delightful…

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By Derek Malcolm (772) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 14 Aug 2008

McDormand is left trying for emotional depth in a sea of middling farce and semi-sophisticated comedy…

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By Martin Hoyle (37) for Financial Times (1,822) on 14 Aug 2008

American Lee Pace, from TV's Pushing Daisies, manages not one but several creditable English accents, sometimes unfortunately all in the same…

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By David Edwards (979) for Daily Mirror (UK) (1,133) on 14 Aug 2008

Making a film usually involves a script, a director and a budget…

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By Matthew Leyland (105) for Total Film (3,532) on 14 Aug 2008

Stagey fluff, yes, but old romantics will spare a sigh for the fairytale fade-out…

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By Ruth Ford (13) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 14 Aug 2008

They don't make them like that anymore? Well, no. But Miss Pettigrew makes for a fun, fluffy substitute…

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By Jenny Mccartney (26) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 14 Aug 2008

Despite its limitations, I found it impossible to dislike this frail little tale…

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By James Christopher (268) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 14 Aug 2008

It's a squirming watch, at times quite tortuous because the film can never decide if it's a musical or a play with far too much music…

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