Review of Miss Potter (2006) by Sue B — 13 Jul 2015
Decent biopic.
The story of Beatrix Potter, from when her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, was published, onwards. While examining her literary and artistic works the movie also concentrates on her personal and romantic life.
The literary side is interesting, especially due to Potter's status as one of the biggest-selling children's authors of all time. However, the romantic side seems fairly unengaging.
The claustrophobic mores and traditions that stifled women in society at that time are touched upon, as are Potter's attempts to escape from them. However, this is done more in passing than with any depth, and creates an irritating stuffiness to the movie.
Performances are OK, but nothing more.
This review of Miss Potter (2006) was written by Sue B on 13 Jul 2015.
Miss Potter has generally received positive reviews.
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