Water for Elephants
(2011)
Based on the novel of
the same name this film from director Francis Lawrence stars Reese
Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson and Christoph Waltz. A young vet runs
away to join the circus and gets involved with the circus owner's
wife.
It appears there are a
few changes from the book, with two characters amalgamated but
otherwise this seems to be a fairly faith adaptation. Hollywood has
often mined the circus as a back drop for a good film but this film
really fails to capture the magic of the circus or show any real
spark between the lead characters. The plot itself ends up being a
pretty average love triangle piece that marginalises the supporting
characters.
3/5
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