Movie #35 "Penelope" --- I was glued to the screen from the opening minutes, never looking at the time like I normally do when watching films; I found this a delightful, whimsical flick with two charming leads and a very capable, funny Catherine O'Hara as the mother. I found it ironic that after awhile the pigsnout that Christina Ricci dons (and admirably, I met add, so kudos to the makeup crew) starts to look just fine on her --------- an excellent lesson for young and old about how one must love himself before he is ready to love others. I really rented the film to watch James McAvoy again, and I found him to be as charming as ever ("Atonement" and "Last King of Scotland") and ironic that he spoke with an American accent while the other suitors had British accents. Rottentomatoes only gave it 50 and said it was "typical" --- I found it to be contrary because as many films as I have seen, I never watched and stuck with one about a pig snout ----- and it was handled like "Pushing Daisies" --- with bright colored sets and believable story and (need I say it again?) charming, romantic leads. I liked this one a lot.
Penelope(2006) Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern (Christina Ricci) is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soul mate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents (Catherine O'Hara and Richard E. Grant) to keep her company? Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon co-produced this untraditional fairy tale about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.
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