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(1 - 20) of 20 OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh Page   1   A- "Miss Potter is not a motion picture for cynics. If you walk into this film expecting the grit of reality or a complex portrait of literary artistry at work, it's your own damn fault."   OhmyNews.com   Brian Orndorf 2/5 "Missing that childlike love for nature and animals that Beatrix must have had, and in turn, forgets what it's like to have an imagination."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin "You keep waiting for another Beatrix to break out, to match the giddy passion shown by her bunnies or Amelia, but she does not."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs C "Even the extremely simple 'Peter Rabbit' has more going on than this."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider C+ "Rather like its subject's books--pretty to look at, sweet without being syrupy and cute without being cloying, but rather thin."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "A delightful and enchanting biopicture about the famous children's book writer and illustrator whose love of the English Lake District made for a dramatic legacy."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat C+ "A perky style reminiscent of second-rate Jane Austen....a parable of female empowerment and class strife swathed in bustles and British witticisms."   Mixed Reviews   Gabriel Shanks 3/4 "The love story is beautifully constructed. There's some sentimentality here, but [director Chris] Noonan is careful not to take it too far and to avoid overplaying the audience's emotional chords."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 7/10 "The innoncence and idealism inherent here is so apparent that it feels Scrooge-like to think any less of it for not daring to climb to higher cinematically artistic aspirations."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen B- "Beatrix Potter led an unusual life and left a diverse legacy, but...a weird concentration on latent lesbianism is misplaced and distracts from the central story."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2.5/4 "Criticizing such a gentle film too vigorously would be like giving Peter Rabbit or Tom Kitten a swift kick in the nose."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh "[Zellweger] brings a flinty steel to Potter, a woman with the faraway imagination of an overgrown child who simultaneously has... enormous backbone..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson B+ "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."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 2/5 "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."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 3/5 "It's worthy and beautifully produced, but it feels like a fantasy rather than the truth."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "Director Chris Noonan ('Babe') gives us a story with the right balance of humor, pathos and romance."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 7/10 "A lush and perfectly produced period piece that, if not increasing our pulse rate, at least provides viewing the whole family will enjoy."   Monsters and Critics   Ron Wilkinson "The movie pulls off a neat trick, using animation to show how, when Potter is alone with her animal creations, they leap around on the page or wink at her with unapologetic cheekiness. They're alive, and they're in charge."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 7/10 "Charming and whimsical, it offers a glimpse into the life of a literary icon."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 20) of 20 OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh Page   1