The Frame

AKA the movie about the girl with a pig’s nose which has been on the shelf for like two years. Undeservedly, I might say. Christina Ricci plays Penelope, a girl cursed with a pig’s snout because her snobbish ancestors refused to accept a lower-class girl (who also happened to be a gypsy, hence the cursing) into their family via marriage; the curse can only be broken when a true blue-blood accepts her as she is. This starts her parents on a quest to find an uppercrust boy for her to marry who won’t be repulsed by her appearance. There’s a bunch of zaniness, a good bit of heart, and a lovely performance, as per usual, from Ricci. As well as a pre-fame James McAvoy, who is for some reason sporting an American accent (though a perfect one). And Reese Witherspoon (who also produced) trying to be Ricci’s edgy urban friend, which is mostly just humorous.
Above Average