Movie Review: Penelope

Overall: 4

MPAA: PG

Starring: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy

Recommended: Yes

Age Group: 12 and up, but younger might like it

Acting: 5

Script: 4

Story: 4

Scariness/Suspense: 2, but only for a few brief scary images

Language: Some

Romance: Moderate but mild

Violence: Hardly Any

Blood and Gore: None

Alcohol/Drugs: Some alcohol

Magic: Moderate

Favorite Quote:

Franklin Wilhern: Why can't I have bacon?
Jessica Wilhern: Because you love oatmeal.
Franklin Wilhern: No... I love bacon.

Comments:

This is a very sweet movie. The premise of the movie is that a family has been cursed for decades, and the curse has finally become apparent, and has to be broken. It is a far-fetched idea, thus making it more of a fairytale like Ella Enchanted (quite similar, in fact), but it is very cute. Nothing in it that would really make it inappropriate except for one scene where Penelope is drunk and a few instances of language, but both of these are very brief. Overall, an enjoyable movie.


*note* I edited my review, there are some magic-like things in the movie.

~Ellentia