Movie: Water for Elephants

• Director: Francis Lawrence
• Release Date: April 2011
• Writers: Richard LaGravenese, Sara Gruen
• Run Time: 120
• Genre: Drama

Tagline: Life is the most spectacular show on earth.

Review: OK, I ll try to tell you a bit of what I thought about Water for Elephants , without spoiling anything. I have not read the novel, so I m only offering my views on the movie.

First of all: It s amazingly beautiful. The costumes and sets are gorgeous, the cinematography is exquisite, the animals are cute, and the three leads are very easy on the eyes as well.

Robert Pattinson was actually quite good. This was a surprise to me, since I didn t really think he was anything special in any of the Twilight movies or Remember Me . He looked very appropriate for the time the movie was set in, and even though I love Emile Hirsch, I m confident that Robert was the best choice there was for this role, it was perfect for him. Hal Holbrook was also very fitting for the role of older Jacob. The two actors really made me believe that they were the same person in different stages of his life.

Reese Witherspoon was okay. She looked beautiful, was charming and cute but it felt like something was missing, however, I can t think of any other actress I would have liked better in the role, so I came to the conclusion that it was probably the character Marlena that was a little bland, not Reese.

But the true star of this movie was Christoph Waltz. I may be a bit biased since I loved him in Inglorious Basterds , but he was even more perfect in this movie. His portrayal of August was amazing, he made him likable and interesting and I was always compelled by his scenes. The character reminded me a lot of Miles in King Kong, , a character that also wanted fame and success more than anything and used questionable and even cruel methods to get it. He was terrifying in some scenes too, but always believable. Also, in the beginning of the movie i really felt the chemistry between August and Marlena, which made the character even more interesting; however, I did feel like Jacob and Marlena had chemistry too, and in my opinion this way it was more realistic.

I loved the movie, and I really recommend it to everyone. I would sincerely give it 10/10 stars. Of course there was some parts of the movie I didn t like, but overall it was a magical, spectacular and epic period movie, and I can t wait to see it again!