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Penelope (2008)

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Release Date: February 29, 2008
On DVD: July 15, 2008
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Running Time: 89 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for thematic elements, some innuendo and language.
Director: Mark Palansky
Writer: Leslie Caveny
Cast: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Dinklage, Richard E. Grant, Simon Woods, Ronni Ancona, Nick Frost, Richard James

PENELOPE is the story of a young woman, Penelope Wilhern (Christina Ricci), born to wealthy socialites (Richard E. Grant and Catherine O’Hara). Penelope is afflicted by a secret family curse that can only be broken when she is loved by one of her own kind. Hidden away in the family’s majestic home, she is subjected to meeting a string of blue-bloods through her parent's futile attempt to marry her off and break the curse. Read more

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Grade: B- Review by Robert Bell

"Beauty and the Beast" meets "The Frog Prince" in this creative update on fairy tale ideas of love and beauty. "Penelope" isn't going to reinvent the fantasy genre by any means, but it does offer a pleasant perspective on loving someone for who they are rather than what is seen on the surface.

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Penelope

By jlowe308, March 2, 2008

I really liked Penelope.I went and seen thsi movie with my girls and we thought it was really good.The plot was great and it is just a must see for everyone but especially moms and daughters because it really shows you how accepting your differences is what really makes you happy not what everyone else thinks and wants.Reese Witherspoon has done it again.Julie

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