For the 40+ crowd, this makes for a great night at the movies. Francis McDorland is tough to beat regardless of the film, but this is a terrific vehicle for her. In this film we get a peek at 1930's nouveau riche culture, with an American would-be starlet as an entertaining foil, and all around crisp, amusing, and at times touching dialogue. Don't hesitate to give this one a try.

This movie is a throw back to the screw ball comedies of the fourties. In fact the movie setting is during World War 2. The movie was funny and Frances McDormand played her character quite droll. There is some nudity (male and female) but I think it's a movie you can take your teenage children to.

Please, if you have any sense, go see this movie and ignore any negative comments made on these reviews! This movie is very fast-pased and funny! It's full of good jokes and good morals... and it has some amazing insights as far as our own selfish indulgences. You can chase your dreams your entire life, but the moment something threatens to make those dreams void (say for example, your country going to war and everyone losing power or worse) you realize what is truly important in life... Frances McDormand (you may remember her as the mom on Almost Famous) plays her best role yet, and impressive use of body language and facial expressions to portray rich emotion and messages without words. She made me empathize with her in such a real way. I love David Magee and Simon Beaufoy's adaptation of Winifred Watson's 1938 novel. Please go see this movie, you will leave the theater feeling light-hearted and ready to make any hard decision you've been worried about lately... :)

I saw Miss Pettigrew last night at a screening preview, and I was so delighted! The actors and actresses are all excellent, and it's a funny, witty & intelligent film. Francis McDormand and Amy Adams play off of each other so well. I was reluctant to see it when I got the free passes in the mail, but I'm so glad that I did see it. If you are in the mood for a well constructed fun story, with beautiful locales & clothes and superb acting...see this...you will enjoy it and leave the theatre better than when you entered. A must see! Thanks Hollywood- please make more like this one!

From an advance screening: Despite a weak title, MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY was a surprisingly GOOD little comedy set in England just before the start of World War II. A lady who?s lost her job (Frances McDormand playing Miss Pettigrew) tries to get a position with an American singer Delysia Lafosse (played by bubbly and perky Amy Adams) in the home of a club owner whom she?s ?triple-timing? in trying to get ahead as an entertainer. The tag-line for the film is, ?Every woman will have her day?. That?s just somewhat accurate, in that -- almost by accident --, Miss Pettigrew helps out numerous people she meets along the way as she pretends to be a ?social secretary? for Delysia. There?s a bunch of interesting juxta-positioning of the dowdy & the super-rich, the deceitful and the sincere, in the midst of the machinations and music. It?s a low-key (rather than slapstick) type of comedy, with most of the humor flowing out of the cir***stances rather than clever banter. 3* out of 4.