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Penelope
A fairytale like no other.
A fairytale like no other.
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance - 2006
6.7
53%
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Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern 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 to keep her company. This untraditional fairy tale about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.
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Details

Rated:
PG
Runtime:
103 min
Release date:
1 Mar 2006
Country:
GB, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$15,000,000
Revenue:
$21,156,270
Awards:
N/A

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Director Palansky and screenwriter Leslie Caveny seem to have many of the right ingredients for creating something beguiling, but the film is, finally, surprisingly pedestrian. What a shame, with all these good performers.
– Walter V. Addiego,
San Francisco Chronicle,
29 Feb 2008
fresh:
Sweet as gingerbread, Penelope deserves to find an audience; those with a taste for happily-ever-afters should look for it, before it too-quickly disappears.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
29 Feb 2008
rotten:
The semi-satirical treatment of celebrity culture, as Penelope is treated first as a tabloid sensation then a media darling, is lame and dated.
– Susan Walker,
Toronto Star,
29 Feb 2008
fresh:
While uneven, this Ugly Duckling redux is hipper and funnier than a Disney movie, and the positive message to young girls can't be discounted.
– Claudia Puig,
USA Today,
29 Feb 2008
fresh:
I think it's a sweet film.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
3 Mar 2008
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