The book Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert caused a sensation, enjoying a long period on the New York Times bestseller list. A lot of individuals have been awaiting the film version starring Julia Roberts. The critics have not warmed to it yet. The previous hotly awaited somewhat-feminist travel movie this year, Sex and also the City 2, was also raked over the coals by authorities.
Voyage of discovery
The book information how Elizabeth Gilbert divorced her husband to go travelling and get in touch with her spiritual side. She got a huge advance from her publisher to make the book happen. The film, directed by Ryan Murphy, stars Julia Roberts, Billy Crudup, James Franco and Javier Bardem.
Not many glowing Eat Pray Love movie reviews
The day of release, Rotten Tomatoes had the film at around 36 percent. Beth Accomando from PRI’s The World said “more like eat, pray for it to be over, gag.” Detroit News said the movie was “an ridiculous fantasy for rich individuals.” Roger Ebert was not pleased in his review in the Chicago Sun Times. He said to grasp the impact of the movie, “I guess you’ve to belong to the narcissistic subculture of Woo-Woo.” Within the Christian Science Monitor, Andy Klein said the sequence where Roberts learns to meditate, it “involves emptying her mind – which shouldn’t take much heavy lifting.”
Critics getting critical
Sometimes critics love to be dogs in a manger, but there is a underlying theme within the negative reviews. The book was popular for a reason. It is a good leaning work, that embraces an individual getting in touch with their spiritual side. However, that general theme doesn’t capture everyone. Perhaps the theme simply worked better in the book. That sort of theme for a book may inspire some when boring others to tears. It seems lots of individuals discover Eat, Pray, Love to be more banal than beneficial.
Additional information at these websites
Rotten Tomatoes
rottentomatoes.com/m/eat_pray_love/
Roger Bert
rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100811/REVIEWS/100819999
SC Monitor
csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Movies/2010/0813/Eat-Pray-Love-movie-review
