Miss Potter (2006)

Netflix Synopsis: Blending lush animation sequences with live-action drama, director Chris Noonan constructs this biopic about the personal life of beloved children’s author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. Featuring the Academy Award-winning Renee Zellweger as the title character and co-starring Emily Watson and Ewan McGregor, the film traces Potter’s private life as well as her contributions to literature such as the timeless “Tale of Peter Rabbit.”

Review: This was a cute film, but a bit over hyped. I felt that the story was engaging and intriguing but perhaps someone other than Renee Zellweger might have been a better fit for the lead role. I like Renee enough as an actress, but I continually found things in this film that drew my attention back to the fact that Renee was the actress, the role never seemed a perfect fit for me. The scenery was very pretty and I felt they did a good job making the world they were presenting feel like the early 1900’s. I loved the “girl power” attitude that today seems quite normal, but back then was a very big reason to make everyone talk about you behind your back. Despite all of that, Beatrice Potter made a decision early on to never marry, because she had her art and her art would provide all the love she could ever need. All of the other characters in the movie were nicely developed as well. It was a good story.

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Submitted by: Heather 7/25/07