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$\"eat-pray-love-movie\"$ Even in the midst of\u00a0our recent drama,<\/a> I was giddy to see Eat, Pray, Love because I particularly enjoyed 90% of the book.\u00a0 (Can\u2019t find my book review link \u2014sorry!)<\/p>\n

The movie was okay.\u00a0 Just okay.\u00a0 It dragged quite a bit.\u00a0 It had sloppy transitions.\u00a0 It was way too long.\u00a0 2.5 hours is a bit much, I think, for a romantic comedy that wasn\u2019t very funny.\u00a0 Not at least compared to how funny Elizabeth Gilbert\u2019s written story was.<\/p>\n

This biggest problem with both the book and the movie \u2013much more so with the movie\u2014is that you just. don\u2019t. care.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t care about all of Liz\u2019s seemingly self-made drama.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t feel bad for her when she leaves her husband for reasons you don\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n

You can\u2019t quite understand why she feels so trapped & why she needs to do this crazy year of travel to Italy, India & Indonesia.<\/p>\n

You feel like she\u2019s running away from her issues and it\u2019s difficult to want to know how it ends.<\/p>\n

It feels like a riciculous journey and your unsure how she is transformed in the end.\u00a0 At least in the book you get some resolve.\u00a0 The film left me thinking, \u201cthat is the crappy end?\u00a0 What?\u201d<\/p>\n

Well, that\u2019s at least how I felt.<\/p>\n

The book gives you a bit more insight.\u00a0 You care more.\u00a0 A little bit more, that is.\u00a0 I thought the book was extremely well-written, the adaptation to screenplay \u2013not so much.\u00a0 So, I was even less sympathetic & the efforts to make me love and respect Liz, unfortunately failed.<\/p>\n

I do love Julia Roberts, but in this role she felt like -wait for it- Julia Roberts.\u00a0 It seemed like she was the same person she\u2019s been in the last 5 romantic comedies.<\/p>\n

Now, some of you may have more grace on her story & really enjoy the film, so don\u2019t let me sway you.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t bring your manly men though.\u00a0 I\u2019m thinking men would just barf through this film.\u00a0 I know for sure my sometimes cynical hubby would have been rolling his eyes through & through.<\/p>\n

Grade: C+, yawn.<\/p>\n

Recommend: As a rental.\u00a0 I would highly recommend the book.\u00a0 The book is fun and engaging and perfectly escapist.<\/p>\n

Peace,<\/p>\n

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