Miss Pettigrew, definite thumbs up!

[javasaurus]

blueeowyn and I saw Miss Pettigrew this weekend, and it was an absolutely charming and delightful tale about an out-of-work governess who stumbles into a job waiting upon a starlett want-to-be in 1930s England, on the eve of that country's entry into WWII. Despite Ann Hornaday's review at the Washing Post, the movie is not about Amy Adams' character (the quasi-starlett), but about how a middle-aged woman (Frances McDormand as Guinevere Pettigrew) deals with the need to change while remaining true to herself. The setting gives the movie a bit more depth than the traditional romatic comedy, and maybe suggests that while Pettigrew deals with identity issues, perhaps so is England?

Oh, and we had very fresh popcorn. Very tasty!


EDIT: Amy Adams was Giselle in last year's "Enchanted"

Comments

[wilhelmina-d.livejournal.com]

Awesome! I really want to see that.

[petricat666.livejournal.com]

I am looking forward to seeing this film as I loved the trailer. I am looking very forward to seeing how Amy Adams plays a straight dramatic character. So far she's gotten notices for playing a dizzy, pregnant optimist in June Bug (Oscar nomination), a live Disney princess in Enchanted and now a dizzy starlet in Miss Pettigrew. Later this year she is playing the younger nun in the film version of Doubt.

[javasaurus.livejournal.com]

Do you know about IMDB? If not, you should definitely check it out. It's a database of actors, movies, tv shows, directors, etc.

As for Amy Adams in Pettigrew, maybe it's not so different from her previous roles, but her performance is perfect for this movie.

[petricat666.livejournal.com]

I go on IMDB on average once or twice a day. Usually it's when I'm watching an old tv show and I go, "why does that guest star look familiar" log on to imdb and go."oh, yeah, him."