Comments on Rachel's Reel Reviews: Penelope (No Spoilers)

Fletch: I agree about the villain being over the t...

2008-08-29T09:23:00.000-05:00

Fletch: I agree about the villain being over the top and bad, but I still found myself laughing at him all the same. And Dinklage was great too. Glad to see he's not being typecast due to being vertically challenged.

Mom: You don't need an excuse to watch JM, but you do need a movie, unless you plan to take up stalking.

Thanks for the tip! I have added it to my queue (...

2008-08-29T03:49:00.000-05:00

Thanks for the tip! I have added it to my queue (like I need an excuse to watch James McAvoy!).

We saw this in the theater and I think we were bot...

2008-08-28T15:30:00.000-05:00

We saw this in the theater and I think we were both pleasantly surprised. Go into it with "(early) Burton lite" expectations and you're bound to be pleased. The only thing that really bothered me was the villain - so over the top, bad acting.

Loved Dinklage, though, as usual. He rocks.

Wow, that's freaky. I highly recommend this one, ...

2008-08-28T12:37:00.000-05:00

Wow, that's freaky. I highly recommend this one, as you can tell. It's a shame it didn't get much box office love, but I'm hoping people start discovering it on DVD. I've already seen it mentioned on 2 or 3 other blogs this week since watching it Sunday night.

Rachel, we're on a similar wavelength today - I ju...

2008-08-28T12:25:00.000-05:00

Rachel, we're on a similar wavelength today - I just put Penelope at the top of my Netflix queue 5 minutes ago and then saw your review and am even more excited to see it. Thanks for the great review.