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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. Each suitor is instantly enamored with Penelope (and her sizable dowry)... until the curse is revealed.

When a willing mate cannot be found, mischievous tabloid reporter Lemon, (Peter Dinklage), hires Max, (James McAvoy), to pose as a prospective suitor in hopes of snapping a photo of the mysterious 'Penelope.' Max, who is really a down-on-his-luck gambler, finds himself drawn to Penelope and not wanting to expose or disappoint her, disappears and leaves Lemon in the lurch. Fed up by this latest betrayal and determined to live life on her own terms, Penelope breaks free from her family and goes out into the world in search of adventure - curse be damned.

© 2006 Tatira Active Filmproduktions Gmbh & Co. KG All Rights Reserved

Customer Reviews

 

Customer rating on Penelope: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Average rating (9 reviews)

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars SO cute

shortarse | 13/06/2008 | See all shortarse's reviews (5) »

Being hardcore James McAvoy fans, my mother and I (I know that sounds a little sad) refused to pass up the opportunity of seeing him on the big screen again. I wasn't expecting much, just knowing that his performance would be amazing...as per usual. But the whole film shocked me. I thought it was very romantic but not over the top. I think a good word to describe it would be elegant. And despite James' horrific singing I will definately be buying this film when it is released.

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars brilliant!

TheHulk | 21/05/2008 | See all TheHulk's reviews (2) »

was a brilliant and funny film, for all ages with a spectactular cast!

Customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars I was sceptical, but it proved me wrong! V. Sophisticated!

BUrselfAtAllTimes | 21/05/2008 | See all BUrselfAtAllTimes' reviews (3) »

I went in as a shallow James McAvoy fan who will see anything he's in cos he's 'fit', the film grad part of me was expecting the usual, band wagon rubbish which blights the kids film industry where so much actual magic (see what i did there?!!) actually exsists!!
I was completely surprised though! This film was classy, well written, very well performed and most importantly fun! I then checked the reviews and they seemed to all agree with me! Empire magazine i think gave it four stars! Dont dismiss this, if you like fantasy then buy it, it will be worth it! A charming and skilled offering and shamefully undervalued in a world where crap like Bee Movie is hyped up and shoved in our faces!! (please note i watched this with other 22yr olds and older inc boys! we ALL enjoyed it! as did my 10 year old bro and his friends!)

Technical Details

 

Richard E. Grant, Catherine O'Hara, Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Dinklage, Simon Woods, Ronni Ancona, Nick Shafer, Ronni Ancona, Russell Brand & Nigel Havers

Mark Palansky

Universal Suitable for All

2006

English - Dolby Digital (5.1)

Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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