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A modern day romantic tale about a young girl's inspiring journey, a mysterious family secret and the power of love. With all odds against her, in order for Penelope to break the family curse, she must find true love with "one of her own kind." The warm and funny adventure leads her to realize the most important life lesson, "I like myself the way I am." Penelope Wilhern, born to wealthy socialites,... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama and Science Fiction/Fantasy |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 30 min. |
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| Release Date: |
February 29th, 2008 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG for thematic elements, some innuendo and language. |
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| Distributors: |
IFC Films, Summit Entertainment, LLC
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$10,011,274 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
C+
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Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"For her part, Witherspoon might have been more inventively comic with the pig snout than Ricci." more...
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C- |
Chicago Tribune, Matt Pais
"Ricci makes us feel the sting of an overly critical society..." more...
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B |
E! Online, Matt Stevens
"For all its good intentions and positive messages, this pig pic doesn't fly..." more...
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C |
filmcritic.com, Jesse Hassenger
"...Ricci regresses, coming off a good decade younger than she is and trading in her otherworldly spark for generic adolescence..." more...
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C- |
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