Penelope

I truly love this movie. It's a little quirky, but it is a great coming of age story about loving and accepting yourself for who you are. It uses comedy to make this point. It has become one of my new... Full review

If you're the kind of person that likes fairytales, you'll love this film. Otherwise, you'll hate it and anyone who recommended you watch it. The story is rather shallow and simple, but what really makes the film worth watching are the... Full review

The story line flowed into a great diatribe about self acceptance. The acting was good, I particularly enjoyed Ricci, she has blossomed to a fantastic actor. The humor and overbearing mother was great and was tactically made to fit the story... Full review

I loved this movie! Just a couple things confused me. First, I didn't find her repulsive so the suiters running away like they did seemed very odd. Second, didn't the beginning of the film say that they had another daughter? She... Full review

Penelope is a real good heartwarming story. It has a good cast, and the cast did a real good job with their performances. And the directing was real decent also. Penelope is fun for the whole family to watch, and it... Full review

I personally thought that this was a very sweet story...i couldnt have imagined a better chosen cast either."Penelope" was a refreshing fairy tale, and i thought it was a great movie.... Full review

What an outstanding movie! The story line was great. This fairy tale is a great life lesson to know. This movie is GREAT for the entire family.... Full review

this movie really sucks do not see this movie at all this was a waste of money and my time at the movies... Full review

Movie was wonderful and heartwarming - made me cry several times. Acting is fabulous by Christina Ricci and James McAvoy (especially by James - he is going to become an even bigger star as time goes on). Film definitely will appeal... Full review

I defenitely loved this movie! It was extremely awsome and it really touched my heart. It is a great family, kid, or maybe just a movie to watch when you are hanging out with your friends. It is defenitely a oscar-worthy... Full review

Reece Witherspoon, who is credited as a producer, brightens the screen in a small role as a bike-riding free spirit who befriends Penelope....the stream of blue-blood suitors that crash through the first floor windows after seeing the unfortunate Penelope, becomes monotonous.....screenwriter Leslie Caveny's script is played for laughs and much of the tale is over-directed by first time director Mark Palansky.....Visually stylish, what might have been a cute fantasy becomes tedious due to its banal script an ... Full Review

It's amazing, watching the film, how critical Penelope#39;s appearance makes even the viewer....James McAvoy (from Atonement and Wanted) was surprisingly good in his role as the mistaken blueblood who Penelope#39;s family thinks can break the curse.... ... Full Review

Very good movie overall, though. A fresh original movie that has a goo story plot and surprising ending. I love Penelope! This is an absolutely adorable fairy tale story. ... Full Review

In fact, one of Penelope 's chief failings, to the extent....It's a better film for it..... ... Full Review

Yet, I would recommend Penelope. Improbable stories with exaggerated performances to boot, these cheesy movies can be no ones idea of a good film. Penelope: Bad Nose Job Done Well And then, there is the fluent direction by Palansky. ... Full Review

Having become the darling of the comedy world with his regular appearances on various quiz shows as well as the red tops, Russell Brand continues his inexorable rise to the very top of the comedy game by returning to the... ... Full Article

Starz Entertainment has acquired four first-run titles from Summit Entertainment. The list includes the Christina Ricci starrer "Penelope," the comedy "Sex Drive," the action drama "Never Back Down," and the 3D children's film "Fly Me to the Moon," which will... ... Full Article

This film was first released at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2006, then at the Cannes in May of '07. It wasn't shown in the USA until Feb. 2008, though I have no idea why it took so long... ... Full Article

Penelope" is a modern day fairytale complete with a curse, a lovely maiden, a nasty mother, and a prince of sorts. It is not your typical love story but an effective one none the less.The story begins generations before when... ... Full Article

Lemon (Peter Dinklage) is one of those old-fashioned reporters, the kind you see in movies. He wears a rumpled jacket and carries a notepad, he cocks his head when listening to someone, as if he's better able to process absurdities... ... Full Article

Now that's we've covered the official business of this weekly post, let's talk oddities. The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell is a wild post-apocalyptic comedy that other people have enjoyed much more than I did (which is to ... Full Article