After all the hype surrounding this movie, it was a surprise to be so disappointed in the end. I truly did not like this movie, for reason's discussed below, and I left the theater feeling let down for what could have been a great up lifting story. Some will say that maybe that was not what the film maker was intending but I don't think so. That being said, the movie did have some redeeming qualities in its filming. The cinematography was pretty impressive showing scenes from Italy, India and Bali... it could have almost been a better travelogue movie as opposed to a drama. Julia Roberts is, as always, a phenomenal actress and she does bring her professionalism and presence to her part. (2.5/6.0)
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Julia Roberts plays Liz Gilbert... whom we discover is feeling "unbalanced" in her current life and is extremely unhappy about this. The movie tells the story of her taking "control" or her life by divorcing her husband and going on a quest of self-discovery over the course of a year... spending 4 months each in Italy, India and Bali. Where the likability fails in my opinion is my emotional attachment to Liz's character. In order for us to care for Liz's plight, I think we need to feel some emotional attachment, that I just couldn't bring myself to feel. In the beginning I found myself feeling that she was spoiled and self centered as opposed to being a person to feel sorry for. The film didn't go into any detail of what was wrong with her marriage, only that she was unhappy. Her poor husband begs her to stay with him... stating he is willing to do pretty well anything to work things out and she refuses. Because we don't have anything to dislike her husband for, I ended up feeling MORE sorry for him than her. Through out the rest of the movie this keeps happening over and over, so we watch as she goes on a journey of self discovery that has hurt people in her life, for her to take. So in the end I truly did not feel sorry for her.
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