Despite the star power of Reese Witherspoon (and James McAvoy for that matter), it seems like Penelope has been extremely reluctant to come out in theaters, though it has made the festival rounds since the fall of 2006. Even the newest trailer recently came online with as little fanfare as possible. Why, you ask? Perhaps because Penelope is an extremely strange-looking little film.
Christina Ricci stars as Penelope, a girl who was born with a pig snout for a nose. After years of being hidden away in her home by her mother (Catherine O'Hara), she is suddenly expected to find a husband, but all the men she meets run screaming from her. All the men except for Max (McAvoy). After she meets Max, she decides to strike out on her own and experience the world as she has never done before. With all the vibrant colors and the whimsical visual tone, the movie has the look and feel of a sort of dark fairy tale.
If nothing else, the trailer features Reese in the role of a badass and James McAvoy with a funny American accent, so to check it out before Penelope opens February 1, read more.
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YES! I've been waiting on this movie forever!
1That looks really cute... I'll definitely have to see this.
And I have to add James McAvoy to "the list." :swoon:
2This trailer started out better than the first trailer, but then it became one of those "if-you-watch-the-trailer-you-see-the-whole-movie" trailers, which is crap. I hate when they give away too much of the movie. I really wanted to see the movie before, but now I kinda feel why bother.
3YAY
Me likey.
4I want to like it, but the whole message is tripping me up.
Its not the outside its the inside
People should accept you for who you are
dont change yourself for anyone
true love is blind or beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
5I really wanna see this movie. I don't understand why the studio hasn't released it.
6Never heard of it until now, but I want to see it already!
7I can't wait to see this film, the cast and slight bizarreness alone makes it a must-watch for me...
8When it comes out on DVD I might rent it. As for going to the movies, No.
9I saw a trailer for this months ago. I'm glad it's finally coming out.
10Finally! I had forgotten all about this.
11i'll rent it.
12TOOK LONG ENOUGH!!!!
13ha. can't wait.
reese witherspoon, christina ricci... awesome.
i love james mcavoy
14Wow. It's cuter than I expected. I'll be adding this one to my list!
15James McAvoy *swoon*
16Looks good, i can't wait!
17This looks awesome! James McAvoy is a cutie, Reese looks pretty cool in this one and I just love Christina Ricci...I'll definately check it out!
18I've been excited for this film even before filming started!lol. I read about it on Reese's imdb page and I have been waiting to finally see it. I can't wait!
19Really looking forward to seeing this one.
20I think I will wait for this one on t.v.
21i would def. def. def. watch this! release it already!
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