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‘Water for Elephants’ Review – “Surprisingly Average”
10th May
From all the hype of the movie I was expecting a true love story to sweep me off my feet. Having never read the novel I was unaware of how much more this movie had install for me.
The Water for Elephants story is told by Jacob Jankowski (R Patt) a 93 year old man telling his memories of his life starting at age 23.
The main plot of the movie – love story between the young veterinary school dropout and the main attraction of the “The Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth” – leading Lady Marlene (Reese W) was fairly predictable. Throw in an angry and brutal suspicious husband /ring master known as August (Christoph Waltz) who owns the circus and is finding it tough keeping the troop together in the depression years, and you end up with the typical badly treated … Read More »
'Water for Elephants' Review – "Surprisingly Average"
10th May
From all the hype of the movie I was expecting a true love story to sweep me off my feet. Having never read the novel I was unaware of how much more this movie had install for me.
The Water for Elephants story is told by Jacob Jankowski (R Patt) a 93 year old man telling his memories of his life starting at age 23.
The main plot of the movie – love story between the young veterinary school dropout and the main attraction of the “The Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth” – leading Lady Marlene (Reese W) was fairly predictable. Throw in an angry and brutal suspicious husband /ring master known as August (Christoph Waltz) who owns the circus and is finding it tough keeping the troop together in the depression years, and you end up with the typical badly treated … Read More »
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Here's my 2012 cinema-going list;
1. The Adventures of Tintin (1.5 stars)
2. The Descendants (2.5 stars)
3. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2 stars)
4. The Raid (5 stars)
5. My Week with Marilyn (3.5 stars)
6. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (1 star)
7. The Grey (4 stars)
8. The Hunger Games (3.5 stars)
9. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (4.5/5 stars)
10. Margin Call (3 stars)
11. American Reunion (4.5 stars)
12. The Avengers (3.5 stars)
13. Prometheus (2.5 stars)
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