Eat, Pray, Love

I slipped out of the heat and into Julia Robert's new movie, trying to expect nothing and keep an open mind.

The movie was made from the bestselling book of the same name by Elizabeth Gilbert. I didn't read the book, and felt that if I had I would have gotten more out of the movie. There seemed to be disconnections and things that were missing in the story. I found myself confused more than once over the character that Julia Roberts plays - why the major life meltdown over something that seems very small in the grand scheme of things? Many of her decisions seemed ridiculous and rambling as the film continues.

There is scenery from other countries that I found interesting - sort of like watching the Travel Channel. But there are so many contradictory and odd themes going on. The main character is looking for peace and joy but is depressing and sad and alone most of the time. Her main point seems to be that a woman doesn't need a man to be happy, yet she is unhappy without one and never successfully gets over that.

It drags along unevenly and I lost interest. I give this one a '2'.

Pueblo Tinseltown was the place, fresh hot popcorn and lots of AC on a hot day!