Miss Potter (2006)

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• Candy R

  
  Charming drama about children's author Beatrice Potter's life. An intelligent child who has great talent for drawing and writing about creatures. She becomes a successful author in a stuffy Victorian England. She is secretly engaged to her editor and first love who becomes… More
  Charming drama about children's author Beatrice Potter's life. An intelligent child who has great talent for drawing and writing about creatures. She becomes a successful author in a stuffy Victorian England. She is secretly engaged to her editor and first love who becomes ill. She gains independence through her writing. Delightful family movie. Great cast and story.

• Lanning :

  
  Beatrix Potter! Yay! Five stars <p> Renée Zellweger, no stars, They must've cast around for a good actress and then when no one called . . . Read the Potter stories and forget this borat. <p> How long? How long? How long can Zellweger get acting jobs? Freakin A… More
  Beatrix Potter! Yay! Five stars <p> Renée Zellweger, no stars, They must've cast around for a good actress and then when no one called . . . Read the Potter stories and forget this borat. <p> How long? How long? How long can Zellweger get acting jobs? Freakin A unbelievable . . .

• Leigh R

  
  Really, really, really liked this film. Renée did an awesome job and it was a great story of Potters life.

• Anthony L

  
  Apart from the horrible poster and the fact it was marketed a little too much for an American audience, Miss Potter is a fantastic film! I'm not a fan of Renée Zellweger and she certainly wouldn't have been my first choice but she does a great job. I only watched this film… More
  Apart from the horrible poster and the fact it was marketed a little too much for an American audience, Miss Potter is a fantastic film! I'm not a fan of Renée Zellweger and she certainly wouldn't have been my first choice but she does a great job. I only watched this film because it was on TV, I had the same misconceptions as it seems many other people on flixster/imdb/facebook have had, which I think is the reason it's not a highly regarded film, people just haven't given it a chance. I have read reviews that suggest the story is just another 'love story' cliche, that it is too boring a story to adapt into film and that it's just another period drama. None of it is true. I'm not sure what people have against sweet, simple and gentle films, I guess some people just need their action, explosions and violence. In all serious though, it goes to show how lazy viewers have got these days. It's easy to mock and make fun of a film like Miss Potter, like I've said, it's done itself no favours as far as marketing goes, but this is a truly wonderful film. The hard-core Potter fans are a strange bunch and would have you believe that the animation distracted and even cheapened the film but i think it did quite the opposite. If it was up to them we would be living without electricity but i digress, Miss Potter is a wonderful film with real charm and a certain magic that is missing in most contemporary films. Don't judge a film by it's poster!!!

• Lady D

  
  Caught on tv, I was pleasantly surprised by the storyline which I would otherwise have avoided. It slightly pains me to say it, but I thought Renee Zellwegger was pretty good in this role (I tend to rant a little at her Bridget Jones role). An interesting tale of a widely know… More
  Caught on tv, I was pleasantly surprised by the storyline which I would otherwise have avoided. It slightly pains me to say it, but I thought Renee Zellwegger was pretty good in this role (I tend to rant a little at her Bridget Jones role). An interesting tale of a widely know Author and Illustrator and certainly a woman ahead of her time in independence and thought.

• Thomas B

  
  a touching film, though it could have delved a little deeper into the problems faced by beatrix. zelwegger pulls off a great performance whilst ewan mcgregor once again lights up every scene he's in

• Nicki M

  
  Sweet, but didn't really hold my attention.

• Luke B

  
  This is the exact same film in every way to Finding Neverland. However here the film is less interesting as there is simply no conflict. Everything goes so well it becomes dull and you begin to question "Why make a film of this?" Publishers scheme against Beatrix and their… More
  This is the exact same film in every way to Finding Neverland. However here the film is less interesting as there is simply no conflict. Everything goes so well it becomes dull and you begin to question "Why make a film of this?" Publishers scheme against Beatrix and their older brother however she becomes a success without much effort. Her mother disapproves of her lifestyle yet she is simply ignored. There seems to be a glimmer of something that will upset the balance of this perfect world in the final act, yet again it is dealt with ever so quickly. Before you know it everything is happy again. As Finding Neverland it is well acted, funny with amazing fantasy sequences which are again the highlight of the film. It just makes everything look too easy, at least Finding Neverland had the protagonist trying to regain credibility after a flop.

• paul s

  
  While occasionally painting in broad strokes (which is the failing of most biopics), this film keeps to its tenor throughout, has some very nice cinemetography and an effective, yet subtle use of CGI (the animals becomming animated off the page, as it were). I found Renee to be… More
  While occasionally painting in broad strokes (which is the failing of most biopics), this film keeps to its tenor throughout, has some very nice cinemetography and an effective, yet subtle use of CGI (the animals becomming animated off the page, as it were). I found Renee to be engaging and believable - she would not have been able to create the charactors that she did if she wasn't an effusive and optimistic personality. The social commentary, while evident, is kept at a distance - which is to the film's benefit - as it was certainly relevent, but ultimately not the focus of the film (nor should it have been). Not a classic, but the film works as a period piece as well as a biography, at least to one such as I who came into the film only with only a cursury knowledge of the charactor.

• Mason W

  
  Miss Potter is such a good film about Beatrix Potter and her two loves of life; writing and one man played by Ewan McGregor. Renee Zellweger always does such a grand job of transforming to her characters and does not disappoint!

• Alexander W

  
  "stories don't always end where their author intended but their is joy where ever they take us" If you liked Jane Austins Pride and Prejudice you would find this familuar. English acted biography of quaint female painter and author who published a series of childrens… More
  "stories don't always end where their author intended but their is joy where ever they take us" If you liked Jane Austins Pride and Prejudice you would find this familuar. English acted biography of quaint female painter and author who published a series of childrens books. This film was supported by the Arts Council of England. Nice film, nothing special because the books are better. DVD is a nice present for a girls birthday.

• Jennifer X

  
  renee zellweger disappointed me because her performance seemed like a weird parody of bridget jones. ewan mcgregor extremely ridiculous in his role and what was up with that mustache? ergh. emily watson believable but just barely so. and those cartoon animals were quite strange. story… More
  renee zellweger disappointed me because her performance seemed like a weird parody of bridget jones. ewan mcgregor extremely ridiculous in his role and what was up with that mustache? ergh. emily watson believable but just barely so. and those cartoon animals were quite strange. story plotless but i guess it was going for a tame family movie. you know...you can make family movies without resorting to EXTREME BOREDOM! the three stars is for the picturesque cinematography, which was beautiful but vapid, like the movie.

• Walter M

  
  "Miss Potter" is sadly not a biopic abut Sally Potter...rather it is a mostly insufferable film about Beatrix Potter(Renee Zellweger), a very popular writer of children's books about a hundred years ago whose books are still widely read in the present day. Instead of… More
  "Miss Potter" is sadly not a biopic abut Sally Potter...rather it is a mostly insufferable film about Beatrix Potter(Renee Zellweger), a very popular writer of children's books about a hundred years ago whose books are still widely read in the present day. Instead of showing her struggles to get published, the movie cuts right to her success as it turns into a romance that wrongly tramples on early feminism. It is only later on in the film as it takes on a darker tone that it becomes definitely watchable, connecting Beatrix's books to a broader understanding of environmental causes which gives her life deeper meaning. Even then, it cannot overcome the cutesiness of Renee Zellweger's performance. Only Emily Watson and Bill Paterson hit the right notes with that indefinable twinkle in their eyes.

• Dannielle A

  
  "Miss Potter" is captivating with breathtaking scenery of the Lake District, enchanting and magical, a fairy tale love story that will make your heart soar and flutter and cry. I love the Victorian clothing and sets and the dialouge and the storyline was perfectly crafted… More
  "Miss Potter" is captivating with breathtaking scenery of the Lake District, enchanting and magical, a fairy tale love story that will make your heart soar and flutter and cry. I love the Victorian clothing and sets and the dialouge and the storyline was perfectly crafted and it was beautifully directed.

• Nicolas K

  
  Another one of those elegantly put together "who cares films".

• William G

  
  Beatrix Potter biopic falls just on this side of slight. Watson shines when around.

• Marion R

  
  I have to admit I did tear up in this film, so it must have been doing something right. I did like Zellweger's character, the whole film is set up so who can feel for her. While it might not be the greatest film ever, it was nice and cute.

• Angela A

  
  This was interesting simply because Beatrix Potter is interesting. It's just a movie version of a biography.

• hawk l

  
  Charming, moving biopic drama with elements of comedy and romance, vividly presenting the colorful enchantment inside Beatrix Potter's mind. Renée Zellweger plays Beatrix as dreamy, exquisitely sensitive, yet oddly focused in a beautiful characterization, Ewan McGregor never more… More
  Charming, moving biopic drama with elements of comedy and romance, vividly presenting the colorful enchantment inside Beatrix Potter's mind. Renée Zellweger plays Beatrix as dreamy, exquisitely sensitive, yet oddly focused in a beautiful characterization, Ewan McGregor never more winning or endearing.

• Sunil J

  
  Wow. One of the dumbest biopics ever by having a movie aimed at adults that uses silly humor and lame kid animation. Poor Beatix Potter looks like a nut!

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