This past weekend I enjoyed going to two different movies- the first of which was Water for Elephants. For those who know me, it's not too surprising that I went to see this with my friend who is a total girlie girl (in addition to being one of my exes)....what may be surprising is that I suggested this movie, LOL....I'm not usually big on the so-called "chic flick" romantic movies, but every now and then one catches my eye (Love Actually is one of my favorite movies).
This movie is certainly no Love Actually, but, actually, was pretty good...the Depression-era circus backdrop was beautifully done and reminded me ever so slightly of the show Carnivale. The performances are good, particularly those of Reese Witherspoon (what a cutie!) as the star-attraction horse and elephant show circus beauty (her circus-act costumes are really hot, by the way) and Christoph Waltz (who many will recognize from his Oscar-winning performance as a Nazi in Inglourious Basterds) as her very unpleasant husband who is also the circus' owner. The elephant is a total scene-stealer, ha ha...Unfortunately the movie's ending is a bit...lackluster. I'd say more but I don't want to give any spoilers...Not the best movie of all time but definitely worth watching.
Final rating: I'd give this one 3 and half stars....since Netflix doesn't allow that I rounded down to three. I more than liked it, but I didn't really like it.
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