Now this is a lovely film. Gentle, heart warming, charming, well acted and beautifully filmed. The Miss Potter of the film is, as you already know, Beatrix Potter, she of the rather gorgeous little children’s books featuring Tom Kitten, Jemima Puddle duck and my personal favourite Squirrel Nutkin. I’m in my 40’s and I am not ashamed to say I loved those little books. My Mum used to buy me a new story every Christmas and they were read over and over again. However, I knew nothing of Beatrix Potter herself. I always imagined her to be a little old spinster in a cottage on a hill somewhere, but this film takes you behind the scenes of the Potter Phenomenon. The title role was brilliantly played by Renee Zellweger, who is one American who CAN master a decent English accent. She brought Beatrix to life, and her ability to play a plain Victorian woman who suffered both happiness and great sadness in her life was very impressive. Without giving any secrets away this is a love story. In places it makes you smile, it makes you cry and overall it makes you go “aww that’s so sweet” a lot.
This film will be around for a long time, one of those that will be wheeled out at Christmas or on a Bank Holiday because it has what so many films these days lack, the feel good factor.
Beatrix, we love you (and Squirrel Nutkin). ‘Miss Potter’ is a thoroughly heart warming, heart wrenching, heartfelt film.
Score Board: Brilliant. Go and watch it immediately 10/10
This film will be around for a long time, one of those that will be wheeled out at Christmas or on a Bank Holiday because it has what so many films these days lack, the feel good factor.
Beatrix, we love you (and Squirrel Nutkin). ‘Miss Potter’ is a thoroughly heart warming, heart wrenching, heartfelt film.
Score Board: Brilliant. Go and watch it immediately 10/10
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