Review of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) by Chads. — 08 Mar 2008
"Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day" has all the makings of a sex farce. Delysia Lafosse(Amy Adams) is involved with three men. She's loose, though the movie often pretends otherwise. Miss Pettigrew(Frances McDormand) looks like a frigid religious fanatic, or a feminist.
"Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day" might've been funnier had the titular character disapproved of Delyssa's extracirricular shenanigans. Even though she needs the money, you're surprised that Delyssa's "social secretary" enables Delyssa to weave her web of deception on three unsuspecting men.
That's because Frances McDormand is wrong for the part. She looks like a runaway nun. You're surprised she's not angrier at her charge's treatment of Michael(Lee Pace). The film protects the audience from the truth about Delyssa.
She's a golddigger. The film protects her, quite literally, with a towel, when she emerges from the tub. Nudity and simulated sex would change the audience's opinion about Delyssa. There's a dishonesty about "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day", or maybe it's just post-feminism(an odd fit for a period piece film set during WWII).
This review of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) was written by Chads. on 08 Mar 2008.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day has generally received positive reviews.
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