"Good God, he licked me!" "Edward, don't lick Max."

Penelope - starring Christina Ricci and James MacAvoy. Along with Catherine O'Hara, Reese Witherspoon, and Peter Dinklage.

This is a modern day fairy tale. Penelope suffers from a curse cast upon her rich family several generations before her. A member of the family had an affair with the help and then slighted the maid by not marrying her. Her grandmother cursed the family stating that the next in line would look like a pig and not be "normal" until accepted by her own her kind.

Penelope's mother and father create a lovely world for her inside their mansion. As she grows up she learns to play instruments, reads, and deals with being couped up with little to no human interaction. Her mother is determined to break the curse and sets up meetings with eligible rich young men - Penelope's own kind.

There are several subplots: a jilted journalist, a non-understanding suitor and an understanding one. Eventually Penelope escapes her parent's cage and experiences the world at large and meets the carefree Reese Witherspoon.

I very much enjoyed this film. I liked the color, the story and the acting. It is a great movie about acceptance. The funny thing is that while watching the film you forget that Christina Ricci has a pig nose. It works. Delightful film.