Review of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) by Jennifer X — 29 Jul 2011
The movie has almost no plot complications or suspenseful moments, yet I love it SO MUCH! It's a floating, pattering, whirling confection of a movie, and Amy Adams fits snugly inside Delysia Lafosse.
I think she can have a tendency to be pigeonholed into the ingenue role, but she seizes anything that is thrown at her and you can tell she truly delights in whatever she does, no matter how small or predictable her role is.
I love the concept of stuffing a movie into a DAY; the vision of people rushing breathlessly around to fit their events in a day is not something often explored and was executed magnificently!Admittedly the story is not much but that is really the essence of the movie - it entertains and delights, but afterwards you can't really remember what happened, just that you were put in the best mood ever while watching it.
This review of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) was written by Jennifer X on 29 Jul 2011.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day has generally received positive reviews.
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