Penelope
Dir: Mark Palansky
2006
***
Set in some weird New York London land and starring an eclectic mix of Hollywood a-list and England's finest 'light' entertainers, Penelope is understandably a little lost in where it wants to be as much what it tries to achieve. There is nothing wrong with being odd, or even quirky, in fact Fairy tales do much better when they are but unlike all fairy tales, Penelope doesn't really have a message, or should I say, it contradicts every message it tries to convey rendering it a little redundant and ultimately pointless. The odd cameo kept me amused and Christina Ricci was adorable I have to admit. I certainly didn't dislike the film, it just didn't really work. If only the script writers were drinking what the production people were having, then it might have been something very special, instead it is acceptably quirky but nothing more.