RELEASE: 2010; GENERE: Drama; RUN-TIME: 2 hrs, 13 mins RATED: PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexual references and male rear nudity:
SYNOPSIS: While trying to get pregnant, a happily married woman realizes her life needs to go in a different direction, and after a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to forgive herself for being the cause of a failed marriage and to find meaning for her life. Unfortunately, this turns out to be little more than a self-indulgent wallow in white upper-class privilege while pretending to have depth through the use of clinches of spiritual wisdom. We should all have the money to roam the world enjoying fine foods and beautiful scenery of far off lands while seeking spiritual meaning to life.
REVIEW: Though this movie is based on Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling memoir of her year-long spiritual quest for the meaning of life, it appears to have left out much of what made the book such a success. The scenery is nice to look at, and Julia Roberts is as beautiful as ever, but the script is just too shallow to make it survivable; I was praying for the end. Even though I love Julia Roberts, the best I can say about this movie is that I didn’t hate it. It had some splendid scenery and I really didn’t mind watching it, however, I see no reason to ever watch it again. I give it [2-Stars].
SYNOPSIS: While trying to get pregnant, a happily married woman realizes her life needs to go in a different direction, and after a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to forgive herself for being the cause of a failed marriage and to find meaning for her life. Unfortunately, this turns out to be little more than a self-indulgent wallow in white upper-class privilege while pretending to have depth through the use of clinches of spiritual wisdom. We should all have the money to roam the world enjoying fine foods and beautiful scenery of far off lands while seeking spiritual meaning to life. REVIEW: Though this movie is based on Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling memoir of her year-long spiritual quest for the meaning of life, it appears to have left out much of what made the book such a success. The scenery is nice to look at, and Julia Roberts is as beautiful as ever, but the script is just too shallow to make it survivable; I was praying for the end. Even though I love Julia Roberts, the best I can say about this movie is that I didn’t hate it. It had some splendid scenery and I really didn’t mind watching it, however, I see no reason to ever watch it again. I give it [2-Stars].
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