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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

 PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)   DVD
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Academy Award Nominee Amy Adams (Enchanted) And Academy Award Winner Frances Mcdormand Star In This Charming Comedy About Finding A New Life And A New Love, All In One Day. When Miss Pettigrew (Mcdormand) Stumbles Upon The Chance To Become The New "Social Secretary" To Glamorous High-Society Singer And Actress Delysia Lafosse (Adams), She Seizes The Opportunity Despite Being Totally Out Of Her Element. Swept Up Into The Glamorous Whirl Of High Society, It'S All Miss Pettigrew Can Do To Keep Up With Delysia As She Juggles Her Lovelife And Career In This "Delightful Champagne Cocktail Of A Comedy!" (Leah Rozen, People).

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What happens when a modest, middle-aged parson's daughter, desperate for work is thrust into the world of a livable, ditzy, songstress desperate for wealth and fame? The happenings over this fabulous day as Miss Pettigrew's world prepares to enter World War II that changes life for all involved were a joy to watch. Great acting by Frances McDormand as Miss Pettigrew and the man, played by Ciarian Hinds, who quickly comes to really see and value her for who she is; honest, compassionate and true. I would especially recommend this movie to all those who love Jane Austen movies, or other period pieces such as Gosford Park— for there's the same close focus on a small group of colourful characters and their interactions, forgoing epic for intimate.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Tedious Dec 12 2009
By Kona TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
The movie opens in London in 1938, as an out-of-work nanny (Frances McDormand) finagles her way into a job interview as social secretary to a would-be actress (Amy Adams), and spends the next 24 hours caught up in her world of show biz glamour and chaotic romances.

This movie tries to recreate the madcap, screwball comedies of the thirties that starred the likes of Carole Lombard, Irene Dunne, and Claudette Colbert, but fails miserably. Amy Adams, as the harebrained young actress, overacts horribly and is neither likeable nor sympathetic, still looking like the gauche hayseed she played in Junebug. Frances McDormand is very good as the down-trodden title character, but the script is corny with a ridiculous fairy tale-ending, and dashing Ciaran Hinds is wasted as her lingerie-designer Prince Charming. Shirley Henderson tries to be a villain but with her Moaning Myrtle voice, she's just a distraction.

The movie never captures the feel of the thirties and would have been better filmed in black and white and with a more subtle actress like Emily Watson instead of Miss Adams. Not recommended.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The "Little Movie that Could"!!! Brilliant!!! Oct 25 2009
Format:DVD
Frances McDormand usually plays a bit of a quirky character and does so in this film as well....but in the end her true inner self is beautifully revealed. This hilarious film is full of fun and intelligent wit with the help of Amy Adams as a foil for Frances's charactor but the true star of this movie IS Frances McDormand. She creates her charcter with such depth, pulling out a multitude of emotions from the viewer... from her own shame, pity, sadness, frustration, pride, but most of all, triumph. Truly a well acted film by all actors, leaving you with the feeling of wanting to watch it over and over, much like you do with the movie "Pretty Woman" for that feel-good ending after such struggle......all created through smart humour throughout.
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