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Reviews Counted:120
Fresh:79
Rotten:41
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: A charming biopic with that maintains its sweetness even in sadder moments.
Theatrical Release:05-01-2007
Synopsis: Beatrix Potter has delighted generations of children with her books. But she kept her own private life locked carefully away. Oscar-winning star Renee Zellweger is now bringing her secret story to... [More]
Starring: Renée Zellweger, Emily Watson, Ewan McGregor, Lloyd Owen
Director: Chris Noonan
Unbearably, the script accommodates a quaking courtship between the slightly dotty Potter and her devoted young publisher, ho exchange romantic byplay such as, "You and rabbits -- extraordinary!" and "I recently remembered a story…about a duck!"
Something that can't be quantified -- a lightness in tone, an air of enchantment -- infuses this drama.
Even the extremely simple 'Peter Rabbit' has more going on than this.
Perhaps if Helen Mirren had played Beatrix Potter, audiences and award voters would be paying more attention to Miss Potter.
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Top CriticDon't be surprised if you shed a little tear in Miss Potter. This enchanting biopic about the world of the creator of Peter Rabbit is warm and funny, revealing and moving.
A seriously disjointed biopic on Potter's personal and professional life that desperately yearns to be another Finding Neverland but winds up as an anemic nothing of a film.
It's so charming that it threatens to reduce Beatrix Potter to a series of fairy tale virtues. But it's this focus that distinguishes the movie from tortured artist cliché.
Miss Potter is for moviegoers who are drawn more to the delightful than the destructive. It's undeniably refreshing to see a PG-rated movie for adults done so well.
A grave disappointment.
a sweet-spirited, entertaining look at the life of Beatrix Potter, played here with a 'Mary Poppins'-style prim puckishness by Renee Zellweger.
The thinness shows -- there isn't much of a story. Beatrix starts out as a feisty, idiosyncratic, talented gal and, save for a momentary lapse after a brush with tragedy, remains so right to the end of the bunny trail.
This is an earnest and rather sweet film, and one that will vanish from your mind as soon as the final credits roll. You could bring the children, who might like to know a little bit about the woman who created Peter Rabbit.
Miss Potter gives us only the bedtime version of the Beatrix Potter story, perhaps appropriately so given the subject matter and target audience, which will likely be captivated by the film's undemanding narrative.
Renee Zellweger's pretentious and unconvincing portrayal of Beatrix Potter doesn't help much to endear the viewer to the artist.
The trailers slant this film as a family adventure despite the fact that it's really more of a traditional live action love story with a dash of animation accents.
Audiences who come with a little patience and an open heart will find themselves moved by seeing Beatrix discover her strength and embrace the world.
Renée Zellweger can talk to imaginary rabbits every bit as well as James Stewart could.
Miss Potter, right to the end, is the definition of a nice movie, and that makes it a genuine oddball in a universe of increasingly distressed and uncivilized pop culture.
I found it slight but enchanting, which is not the same thing as slightly enchanting.
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