18 August 2010

Eat Pray Love

A film review in two words:

Javier Bardem.


But for realsies, if you've read the book, you might like the movie. Or you might be disappointed. I personally didn't like it as much as the book (which is generally the case, right?). I got a little antsy while she was in Italy - it didn't feel like equal time was spent in each country which is what I expected - and the whole thing felt like it went a little long. I didn't like the characters in the movie as much as I did in the book; I was so excited to see Ketut and Richard and Wayan and Tutti, and they just didn't live up to the Ketut and Richard and Wayan and Tutti I had imagined.  And I will NOT EVEN GET INTO all of the India-is-a-mystical-place-to-go-find-yourself-and-a-guru type shit happening in the book and the movie.  But I have a giant black hole of a crush on Javier Bardem and that made the whole movie worth it for me.

Okay so here's the dill:
If you HAVE NOT read the book - go see the movie.
If you HAVE  read the book - reread the book.  Trust me.
All boyfriends and other captive audiences - I weep for you.

2 comments:

  1. LOL! Love your warning for boyfriends! I haven't seen it yet, so thanks so much for the review. I've been very curious to see what the people who already read the book thought about the movie.
    XO Piper

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  2. Piper, have you read the book? I'm also interested in what other people who've read the book thought of the movie - I'm the only person I know who has seen it yet!

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