Miss Potter
2006, Drama/Biography, 1h 32m
129 Reviews 250,000+ RatingsWhat to know
A charming biopic that maintains its sweetness even in sadder moments. Read critic reviews
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Beatrix Potter
Norman Warne
Millie Warne
Helen Potter
Rupert Potter
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Critic Reviews for Miss Potter
All Critics (129) | Top Critics (50) | Fresh (87) | Rotten (42)
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November 17, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
Enchanting, perhaps, but a long, long way from meaningful.
March 17, 2007 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review… -
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March 17, 2007 | Rating: B- | Full Review… -
Miss Potter is as seamless, comfortable and tidy as a Peter Rabbit story, all scones and biscuits, quietly punctuated by tolerable naughtiness.
March 9, 2007 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
One of those films that commits few egregious errors, but scales few real heights. There is nothing either terribly wrong or keenly right about it. It's tidy, I suppose.
March 9, 2007 | Rating: C -
If the source material is soft, the film then takes another punch with the casting of Renée Zellweger in the title role. She overflows with tics and twitches that make the author seem vaguely deranged.
March 8, 2007 | Rating: 2.5/5
Audience Reviews for Miss Potter
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May 20, 2014I've always considered Renée Zellweger to be average actress. She's talented, but she's picked many questionable projects that simple didn't have any resonance with me. However, with Miss Potter, a biography drama film on the life of children author Bellatrix Potter ranks as her finest piece of work of her career. With an entertaining, rich story, the film is a well paced picture that is engaging from the first moment right up to end. Zellwegger does some great work here, and of all her films that I have seen of hers, this is her best. She brings a certain charm to her role, and makes it her own and it adds so much depth to overall film that it's easy to forget its flaws. With that being said, the film falls short of what it could have been, as it's a film that is a bit too short. I would love to have seen a longer film of Bellatrix Potter's life, and that's where the film doesn't quite get there. The film tries to add so much content into its run time that some important details of her life are never mentioned. However, Zellwegger's performance is what makes this film so good, and her chemistry that she has with actor Ewan McGregor is quite good, and throughout the film there's a feel atmosphere that really stands out in the film. I quite loved the film, and this one really surprised and I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Aside from its short run time, and the fact they add too much material, which kind of makes the film a bit uneven, overall Miss Potter is a very good movie, one that is a surprising drama that is definitely worth seeing.Alex r Super Reviewer
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Nov 20, 2010Beatrix Potter! Yay! Five stars <p> Renée Zellweger, no stars, They must've cast around for a good actress and then when no one called . . . Read the Potter stories and forget this borat. <p> How long? How long? How long can Zellweger get acting jobs? Freakin A unbelievable . . .Lanning : Super Reviewer
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Apr 30, 2010I have to admit I did tear up in this film, so it must have been doing something right. I did like Zellweger's character, the whole film is set up so who can feel for her. While it might not be the greatest film ever, it was nice and cute.Marion R Super Reviewer
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Dec 13, 2009Charming, moving biopic drama with elements of comedy and romance, vividly presenting the colorful enchantment inside Beatrix Potter's mind. Renée Zellweger plays Beatrix as dreamy, exquisitely sensitive, yet oddly focused in a beautiful characterization, Ewan McGregor never more winning or endearing.hawk l Super Reviewer
Miss Potter Quotes
| Beatrix Potter: | You think that's lucky? Your mother is a monster! No, its fine. My mother and I have come to an understanding. We've agreed to not understand each other. |
| Beatrix Potter: | There's something delicious about writing those first few words of a story. You can never quite tell where they will take you. Mine took me here, where I belong. |
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