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By Gary Brown (224) for Houston Community Newspapers (245) on 10 Mar 2008

a screwball comedy that's as light as a hot buttery cinnamon scone and so much easier to digest…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Ebert & Roeper (629) on 10 Mar 2008

[Ciaran Hinds is] a terrific character actor, and he actually gets to play somewhat of a romantic lead in the story with Frances McDormand,…

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By Diana Saenger (322) for ReviewExpress.com (294) on 08 Mar 2008

The era, costumes, sets and music make Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day feel like a classic film of the 1930s or 40s in which comedy mixed with…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 08 Mar 2008

As for Adams, her breathily robust portrait is one part Monroe, two parts Holliday and one additional piece entirely of her own whimsically…

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By Boo Allen (301) for Denton Record-Chronicle (383) on 08 Mar 2008

Likable enough movie made even more likable by McDormand and Adams…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 07 Mar 2008

Director Bharat Nalluri tries to goose the bedroom farce with swing music, heavy on the brushes and clarinet, and the blossoming romance between…

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By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 07 Mar 2008

After a slow and tiresome start, Miss Pettigrew forges ahead with true British fortitude and class, an endearing bond forming between McDormand…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 07 Mar 2008

A carefree farce, which this movie wants so desperately to be, should move a lot faster and be more fun than it is…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 07 Mar 2008

This flat-footed screwball period piece is aimed at the 'art house' crowd, which means it must take itself seriously, which means it must stop…

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By Frederica Mathewes-Green (11) for Christianity Today (953) on 07 Mar 2008

Adams can be a better actress than this, and the result is something like Who Framed Roger Rabbit…

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By Peter Sobczynski (1,159) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 07 Mar 2008

It does have its charms and while I can't entirely recommend it, I am not exactly sorry that I saw it…

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By Brandon Fibbs (448) for Colorado Springs Gazette (140) on 07 Mar 2008

A delicious spring release in a season usually reserved for the year's celluloid flotsam, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day can already be declared…

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By Philip Martin (1,107) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 07 Mar 2008

Minor and adult, with a bass note of ruefulness underpinning its frothy champagne nose…

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By Daniel M. Kimmel (1,403) for Worcester Telegram & Gazette (604) on 07 Mar 2008

one of those madcap farces bringing to mind the era of P.G. Wodehouse…

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By Wesley Morris (1,967) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 07 Mar 2008

If dour Miss Pettigrew does indeed live for a day, good for her. That's 24 hours longer than this movie seems to…

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By Betsy Bozdech (64) for Hollywood.com (1,014) on 07 Mar 2008

A charming mix of screwball comedy and poignant romance, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is lighthearted period fun…

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By Tricia Olszewski (442) for Let's Not Listen (63) on 07 Mar 2008

Amy Adams has pulled off a thespian three-peat with Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day -- and it may be a good time for other bright-eyed Hollywood…

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By Philip Marchand (43) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 07 Mar 2008

You can't criticize a soufflé for not being a side of beef…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 07 Mar 2008

A lively and often enchanting '30s screwball that just happens to be brand-new…

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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 07 Mar 2008

If you felt the problem with Atonement was that it took all of the fun out of World War II, well, somebody's made a movie just for you…

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