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I was alternately delightedandirritated, though mostly a very happy camper.
(Youre my honeybun / my honeybun / my honeybun…)
Samuel has things all planned out.
Hes toting a gift for her, a miniature horse he calls Butterscotch, after her favorite candy.
(It was gripping, I thought.
Definitely third-act problems, though.
Oh, definitely.)
In a cute touch, the audience left the theater to find Sundance volunteers handing out butterscotch candies.
(As I write this on Wednesday, January 24, its Sundance Volunteer Appreciation Day.)
Soon Penelope takes over the movie.
Shes the title character but damsel isnt a word that sums her up though she is certainly in distress.
Thats all I can say about that, too.
Thats always a killer.
The cast gets into the high spirits.
Even funnier is Wasikowska, playing it completely straight and, at times, terrifyingly violent.
She can do no wrong, in my book.
The music is the other terrific thing.
