Nice little movie this is. Another modern day take on a traditional fairy tale given that extra coolness from brilliant performances, good humour and a wonderful script. Christina Ricci plays Penelope, cursed with a pig's nose for eternity unless she finds someone of her own kind who loves her for what she is. Forced to stay only within her home as she is deemed too "ugly" to be seen outside, she must find her true love through carefully arranged visits from suitable suitors of a similar heritage. Cue some hilarious mishaps and incidents which the rebellious Penelope has to deal with in order to be free and live her life normally as she is, regardless what the world thinks of her.
Performances here are nice from a whole host of British and American actors (like Stardust, this film as loads of cameos from well known British celebrities, try to spot them all!). Catherine O' Hara is wonderfully manic (as per usual!) as Penelope's mother as is Richard E Grant, playing her father. Reese Witherspoon, who produced the movie, is also good as an outspoken biker chick who befriends Penelope in the outside world, as is James Mcavoy who plays the eventual Prince Charnimg in this story. Mcavoy, like Grant and many of the other British actors, sports an American accent here to give it a pseudo Brit-US "fusion" feel.( the movie, it seems, was shot in what looks like London's Notting Hill "jazzed up" to make look Americany-Englishy to give it a very interesting and magical look).
A nice little warm movie with a simple moral and good intentions at it's heart. I thought it was pretty good.
Verdict: Sweet warm fun. 7/10
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