Succeeds on its performances, its sunny re-creation of London from 100 years ago and a winsome tone than matches Zellweger's scrunchy face.
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01/05/07
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Miss Potter (2006)
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Reviews Counted:120
Fresh:79
Rotten:41
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: A charming biopic with that maintains its sweetness even in sadder moments.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Dec 29, 2006 Limited
Box Office: $2,893,474
Synopsis: Beatrix Potter has delighted generations of children with her books. But she kept her own private life locked carefully away. Oscar-winning star Renee Zellweger is now bringing her secret story to... [More]
Starring: Renée Zellweger, Emily Watson, Ewan McGregor, Lloyd Owen
Director: Chris Noonan
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Reviews for Miss Potter
Miss Potter vividly paints the picture of an inspirational woman who created lovely childhood memories of bedtime stories...
01/05/07
Has an infectious, light hearted feel to it that will keep you smiling throughout most of the movie, until it turns into every biopic you have seen before.
01/04/07
Although Zellweger strains a bit too hard at being eccentric, [Ewan] McGregor is entrancingly valorous playing opposite her.
01/04/07
A thoroughly pleasant experience.
01/04/07
A scenic, well-behaved account of Potter's life and times.
01/04/07
Top CriticUltimately, we're won over by Beatrix's story. Hers was, as Richard Griffiths says of Thomas Hardy in The History Boys, 'a saddish life, but not an unappreciated one.' Even more appreciated now, thanks to this honest, unassuming little film.
01/04/07
Top CriticA bit paint-by-numbers, not to torture a pun out of all this, but when the story of Beatrix Potter, spinster book author and happenstance feminist, eventually does take shape, it is an emotionally and even politically potent story.
01/04/07
Top CriticThe film's spirit isn't terribly playful, and any real conflict is buried deeper than Peter Rabbit's carrots.
01/04/07
This is an odd film in many ways, but the romantic scenes work brilliantly, thanks to McGregor's genuinely charming performance.
01/04/07
Its old-fashioned sincerity ultimately proves disarming. Sweet but not cloying, it’s a heartening portrait of goodness surmounting the odds.
01/04/07
Rather like its subject's books--pretty to look at, sweet without being syrupy and cute without being cloying, but rather thin.
01/02/07
Pitched awkwardly -- neither for children nor cool young adults -- it’s very sweet, very nice and just the thing for a girlie matinée with mum and nan.
01/02/07
The film is a guaranteed tearjerker, but more than that, an uplifting tribute to a single woman's quest for independence that would surely make Bridget Jones blush.
12/30/06
About halfway through the film, however, it becomes obvious that Miss Potter is lacking a key element of good drama: conflict.
12/29/06
Criticizing such a gentle film too vigorously would be like giving Peter Rabbit or Tom Kitten a swift kick in the nose.
12/29/06
It is a lovely film for the holiday season, as well as afterward, and is reminiscent of Finding Neverland, without the darker undercurrents. Zellweger does a fine job of fleshing out the plucky character despite the occasional simper.
12/29/06
The love story is beautifully constructed. There's some sentimentality here, but [director Chris] Noonan is careful not to take it too far and to avoid overplaying the audience's emotional chords.
12/29/06
Top CriticTake the trouble to find this film. It's worth it, if only to reacquaint oneself with the magic that flowed from the pen of Beatrix Potter, or to once again experience the easy rapport between Zellweger and McGregor.
12/29/06
The movie is redeemed by excellent performances. McGregor, in particular, lights up the film, and in her scenes with him, when she is not forced to interact with watercolor rabbits, Zellweger seems to wake up from a long, cranky nap.
12/29/06
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