
Overview
Genre :
Drama, Comedy, FantasyRelease Date :
February 29, 2008MPAA Rating :
PGDirector :
Mark PalanskyStarring :
Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Peter Dinklage, Richard E. Grant, Reese Witherspoon, Simon Woods, Nick Frost, Burn Gorman
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“..the story too blandly simplistic to appeal to grown-ups weaned on superior fairy tales..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
“..the plot is a bit transparent and one-noted..”
by Kim Voynar [Cinematical]

“..one of the most interesting and flat-out entertaining films..”
by David Nusair [Reel Film]
Review rate : C+
“..Like a glazed ham on Dec. 24, "Penelope" is sweet but half-baked..”
“..Like a glazed ham on Dec. 24, "Penelope" is sweet but half-baked..”
by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

“..lame and dated..”
by Susan Walker [Toronto Star]
“..creating a richly imagined canvas that blends old worlds and new..”
by David Rooney [Variety]
“..an entertaining comedy for young girls and older girls who still like a good romantic fable..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [Hollywood Reporter]

“..a film about a magical romance in which the romance never really gets going..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]









