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Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soulmate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company? This untraditional fairy tale is about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes53%
Metacritic48/100
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
1,509 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark PalanskyDirector
- Joby TalbotOriginal Music Composer
- Leslie CavenyWriter
Cast
- Christina RicciPenelope Wilhern
- James McAvoyJohnny/Max
- Catherine O'HaraJessica Wilhern
- Peter DinklageLemon
- Richard E. GrantFranklin Wilhern
- Reese WitherspoonAnnie
- Simon WoodsEdward Vanderman
- Ronni AnconaWanda
- Nigel HaversMr. Vanderman
- Lenny HenryKrull
- Christina GreatrexMrs. Vanderman
- Michael FeastJake/Witch
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Themes
marriage proposalisolationpigfairy taleyellow presstransformationbeautynosemotherly lovemake a matchmodern fairy tale