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Director: Chris Noonan

Starring: Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, Barbara Flynn, Bill Paterson, Matyelok Gibbs, Lloyd Owen.

Miss Potter is a period romance with Zellweger again playing a woman who believes that love and marriage have passed her by. The acting is strong and the characters are engaging. The story starts out light, but the mood takes a surprising swing into some dark territory for awhile, which is a little unusual for a Zellweger choice, but it does land in more familiar territory soon enough.

Renee Zellweger is Beatrix Potter, the author of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”. Her preference for drawing and writing, over the usual distractions of upper class ladies of the 19th century marks her as different. The movie begins with Miss Potter searching for a publisher for her children’s story. She finds a publisher and Norman Warne (Ewan McGregor), also somewhat socially awkward, becomes her editor. Their relationship grows, as does her success. This was extremely rare for a woman in the restrictive male-dominated society of Victorian England.

Beatrix Potter fans, period piece purveyors and Jane Austen fans will find this drama to be enjoyable. The historical aspects add to the story. The quirky Potter’s relationship with her own created characters adds an unusual element to the story that some will appreciate and others will tolerate. Overall, it is an average effort.

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