Penelope

If you want to see a good film this week rent or buy the DVD “Penelope.” It’s a great family movie, , very funny, and highly entertaining.

Christina Ricci is absolutely gorgeous in the movie, which is all about a young heiress who is under a family curse. Her piggish features leave her isolated in her home, whilst her parents try to find a willing husband for her.

Catherine O’Hara plays yet another quirky and obsessive mom, whilst current Scottish heartthrob James McAvoy plays a drifter who falls in love with Ricci’s Miss Piggy.

Reese Witherspoon plays a comical role as a UPS dispatch rider and she has some of the best one-liners in the movie.

The film has a talented cast and I would give it five stars for great family entertainment and its happy ending. It may not have been big at the box office, but this has the potential of becoming an annual TV movie classic.

And after the movie, the kids can go to the official website at http://www.penelopethemovie.com/ for more interactive fun.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBSItZ4T86I