Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Eat, Pray, Love (2010)

Genre: Romantic Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Ryan Murphy
Cast: Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, Billy Crudup, Richard Jenkins
Running time: 140 minutes



Recently divorced and feeling empty within a new relationship, Elizabeth Gilbert, portrayed by Julia Roberts, decides to take a year-long trip to Italy, India and Indonesia to find herself. This 2010 film is based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoirs, published in 2006.

Eat, Pray, Love (the movie) is very beautiful to look at. The scenery is often quite majestic. The eating part of the deal, in Italy, was very inviting, considering I am crazy about Italian food. Unfortunately, the rest of it did not resonate with me in any way.

Julia Roberts was pretty good in her role, and so was Richard Jenkins, but this film was painfully long and there was not enough substance to keep my interest. The story plodded along and felt as empty as the life that inspired the main character to go on that trip. A movie about the search for self through travels could have been pure magic, but it was not so in this case. What we got was a dragged out affair of emptiness and boredom.

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