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Stephen Holden, New York Times: How light is this movie? So buoyant that even an air raid warning, signaling that this whole world is about to crumble under the blitz, can't dampen its giddy spirits. Read more
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: Director Bharat Nalluri tries to goose the bedroom farce with swing music, heavy on the brushes and clarinet, and the blossoming romance between the frumpy Pettigrew and an urbane fashion designer seems willfully ignorant of British class codes. Read more
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: At least Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day has the good grace to go wrong quickly; you don't have to sit there squirming with doubt. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: A lively and often enchanting '30s screwball that just happens to be brand-new. Read more
Scott Tobias, AV Club: There's little imagination in the film's artificial, back-lot-tour vision of London, and little surprise in how the complicated plot finally untangles itself. Read more
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day isn't going to change your life. But it will make it a lot more enjoyable for a couple of hours. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: If dour Miss Pettigrew does indeed live for a day, good for her. That's 24 hours longer than this movie seems to. Read more
Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times: It's hard not to like a movie in which Frances McDormand spends half her screen time staring longingly at leftover scraps of bread and half-eaten apples, as she does in the charmingly featherweight Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. Read more
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: By the end of Miss Pettigrew, an artificial construct full of familiar comic archetypes has relaxed into a charming Cinderella story. Read more
Joe Leydon, Houston Chronicle: Working from an unabashedly contrived but splendidly clever script by David Magee and Simon Beaufoy, director Bharat Nalluri keeps the mood light, the pace brisk and the wordplay pleasurable. Read more
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: It's fortunate that Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day stars Frances McDormand and Amy Adams. Actors' showcases are only worthwhile if the actors are worth watching. Read more
Tom Long, Detroit News: There's an easy congeniality and air of old-school wit to Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, and even if the film tries too hard at times, it's awfully enjoyable despite itself. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Read more
Amy Nicholson, I.E. Weekly: The screwball comedy's charm verges on frothy wish fulfillment, but gets anchored by Amy Adams' refusal to play shallow Read more
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: Watching McDormand stretch out diphthongs that nonetheless obstinately refuse to budge from mid-Atlantic, all I could think was, what, the Emilys Blunt and Watson weren't available? Read more
Jan Stuart, Newsday: Director Bharat Nalluri compounds the chintziness with a full-throttle approach that blows away any lingering nuance from the source material. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: A snappy adaptation of a nearly forgotten 1938 British novel. Madcap chorines, long-suffering domestics, a giddy playboy foolishly sinking Daddy's money into a show -- it's all here, along with a happy ending. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: In adapting Winifred Watson's 1938 novel, director Bharat Nalluri strains frantically to evoke the champagne fizz of classic screwball comedies. Read more
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: I adore Frances McDor mand, but she's seri ously miscast -- in a title role Emma Thompson could play in her sleep -- in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, an uneasy blend of screwball comedy and pathos set in 1939 London. Read more
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: The fragile subtlety of the pas de deux of Ms. McDormand and Mr. Hinds is alone worth the price of admission. Read more
Rex Reed, New York Observer: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a trifle of a movie confection, sweet and gummy as a jelly bean -- and 10 minutes later, just as forgettable. Read more
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: After a slow and tiresome start, Miss Pettigrew forges ahead with true British fortitude and class, an endearing bond forming between McDormand and Adams, who are ably backed by a top-notch supporting cast led by Ciaran Hinds and Shirley Henderson. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: The players, especially Adams, overwhelm [director] Nalluri's early uncertainty and make sure that Miss Pettigrew does indeed live for a day, and for one pretty delightful night at the movies. Read more
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: This nostalgic Cinderella story starring Hollywood's scandalously underutilized treasure is a jubilee for McDormand and jolly good fun for most everyone else. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Miss Pettigrew is a feel-good production that strives and succeeds to put smiles on the faces of its viewers. Read more
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: Miss Pettigrew is one of those rare cases where a filmmaker's good intentions, and the enthusiasm of his actors, are enough to fill in the cracks. Read more
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle: Frothy and exuberantly entertaining -- in part because of the sexual innuendoes -- it's the best romantic comedy so far this year. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Although it's small-scale, the film has a sumptuous sheen. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: From the premise to the sets to the performances, everything about this lively comic fable is dead predictable. Read more
Philip Marchand, Toronto Star: You can't criticize a souffle for not being a side of beef. Read more
Anna Smith, Time Out: Adams is adorable as the wide-eyed would-be starlet, with McDormand spot-on as the sensible half of the odd couple. A delightfully frivolous screwball comedy. Read more
Claudia Puig, USA Today: Based on the 1938 novel by Winifred Watson, Miss Pettigrew is a veritable treat. Wisely cast, this handsome production is a delightful farcical fairy tale, bolstered by moments of depth and emotion. Read more
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: After a particularly dour Oscar season, the jolly romantic romp Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day sparkles like a rhinestone in the muck. Read more