Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Ortiz Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

ndaaunhi I've never written a review before because either my thoughts are same as some already reviews out there or i didn't think what i want to say would interest others because it's personal (wether positive/negative). But observing the controversy about this surely controversial film, i think i should give an opinion... I didn't read the book but i'm gonna right now! I will never get why some really good movies are so low rated and vice-versa, i guess we all agree depends on each single individual's point of view, opinion, experiences, thoughts etc. So i wouldn't say that you'll be convinced, just see it for yourself, no matter how you'll think of it later, it's still a worth a watch!This movie is by far one of the most soulful and meaningful movies i've ever seen, if the movie is so, the book is going to be so super fantastic (always found books better than movies)!!!I do respect other points of view, at some point earlier in life i wouldn't stand this movie i remembered one time seeing on it TV i watched for 15mins so boring so i just disreguardly switched channel. Now in a other phase of my life i could understand more and relate more let alone find a part of me in this woman and i think you might too. The same way as you'd read a book, hate it but long time later read it again, and feels like you rediscovering it and you change your mind. I'm telling you it might not the best movie in the world but one day you'll see something else, and that will be the real meaning of this movie. This movie makes you think, makes you have reflections. It's dramatic and peaceful at the same time, it's joyful and hurtful, it's fun and sad, you'll feel closed and far to the protagonist, this movie is not only a voyage of the world but a voyage within yourself. You'll question yourself, that's the whole point of it, makes you wonders about your own life. I never saw the point of watching a movie if nothing comes out of it but just pleasure. As they say, we never know what happens in someone's head: this woman is lost, is confused, is desperate, you can't see that but if you focus, you'll feel it. Sure she has everything to be happy but who said that having everything is the definition of happiness? In other words, how can you be happy when you have everything but your truth? Understand her and try to empathize as you would do in real life and you will reveal for yourself what this autobiography is really all about.

YourFamilyExpert By Jonathan Decker (Family therapist, film critic)WHAT'S EAT PRAY LOVE ABOUT? A woman seeks to find herself through a year of traveling, meditation, and dining. Based on the novel of the same name.IS IT ANY GOOD? Before Facebook, you may recall, one might sit through literal slide-shows (projected onto a sheet, for example) in order to experience a friend's vacation. This film feels like sitting through such an evening, if your friend were self-indulgent and a bit narcissistic, kept bringing up her broken marriage and her justifications for a fling during the slideshow, gabbed on and on about the wonderful people she met as if you knew them, and took way too long to show her admittedly scenic slides.As someone who enjoys glimpses into world cultures/religions, good actors, and romance in general, I'll admit that there were a few moments that charmed, enlightened, and moved me. But this sluggishly-paced movie feels a good 45 minutes longer than its 2 hour and 15 minute running time. This is to say nothing of its repetitive narrative structure, general predictability, and disturbing core message: You can find peace through avoidance of accountability and by literally coming to see yourself as your own god. It's all about "love yourself" and "forgive yourself," which is fine, but the protagonist takes no responsibility for what she does to hurt other people early on. Julia Roberts is likable, but her character here mostly is not. This is not a film I'd revisit.IS IT OKAY FOR YOUR KIDS? Eat Pray Love is rated PG-13. It has a fair amount of foul language (including one use of the phrase "mother——," which I thought was only allowed in R-rated films), sexual innuendo, male rear nudity, and implications of adultery and other sex outside of marriage.ANY WORTHWHILE MESSAGES? It is not enough to life for self- fulfillment; one must live to benefit others. Take time to enjoy and savor life.

hoxjennifer A book like "Eat Pray Love" is not easy to make a screenplay out of, and I understand that in evaluating this adaptation. However, there are so many nuances to the book, that I felt were important and were not properly captured in the film adaptation. At face value, watching this movie, all you really see is a spoiled, 30-something year old woman, who has everything, but her husband doesn't excite her anymore and then boom she leaves him after he says he wants a master's degree and that's not what she wants anymore.Then she proceeds on a journey of binge-eating, praying(ish), and then oh, dare I say, it, she finds another man (and a Brazilian man, nonetheless oh lala)...This barely scratches the surface of the book.In the book, Elizabeth Gilbert details her struggle with depression, with realizing that she might have everything, but at the same time it doesn't make her happy. The book goes more into depth about her time in Italy, even her little mini adventure to Sicily. In India, where she finds herself through prayer, admittedly, this section does seem to be more of a never-ending stream of consciousness than the other sections, but nonetheless, there is a rhyme to the reason. And lastly, in Bali, we see Liz really teeter on the fence about whether she wants a new relationship or not, and when she goes for it, how much she immerses herself in it.I don't expect for a movie adaptation to capture all of the essence of the book, it's not possible. However, this movie adaptation didn't even meet the threshold minimum in my standard. Without reading the book, you would just think that Liz Gilbert is a superficial privileged white woman not pleased with her current romance, so she throws herself into the next one. Eat Pray Love isn't about that. I encourage people who have only watched the movie to read the book - at the least you'll gain a better understanding of Liz's character through the book than you did through the movie.

tonya_hp I've watched this so many times over years. It's been the first movie that would come to mind whenever I've felt down about anything, and the first movie I'd recommend watching for girls' nights or if a friend needed any sort of reassuring that things would turn out okay. Disclaimers: I've never reviewed a movie before, and do not identify as a hyper- feminist crazy person or a film buff. When I checked the reviews I was very surprised. Particularly interesting was the ever-growing list that claims that 50% of people will see Eat, Pray Love as happy journey to self discovery, while the other 50, the enlightened bunch, are appalled at the way it gives a hateful woman power to overturn the life of anybody she encounters, simply because she is "pretty and rich." If you are reading these reviews, and are in the camp that anticipates the deterioration of American society as linked to this sort of twisted female empowerment, chances are you have been discouraged from seeing this movie. If I had read them before ever watching it, I would have shut my screen as well. Don't. Give it a chance. While I can see why Liz would be condemned for her immaturity in her early 40's, this movie obviously doesn't attempt to blanket that at all. In fact, this is the whole point. It's giving a woman who should be at a point of self-awareness and mental clarity a second chance to create something without totally breaking the life, childless at least, of the man she married and just cannot seem to feel herself growing with. A rather far-fetched, idealistic tale, the point of this long romantic adventure, thick with detail great acting by ALL, is simple. She is talking about moving to expensive places for work from the very start. Her character wants adventure and "balance," and the life she has at the beginning, with the person she's convinced herself to "end up with" doesn't grant her that. Why not save everyone the pain and start over while she can? Why not be selfish if it's this productive, instead of continuing to poison the collective atmosphere- we only get one life, as far as we know, at least.She understands that she can't create happiness for anyone when she herself is unhappy, and we see that through until the very end. The cast list was beautifully chosen- anyone else as Liz would potentially have botched the role, but Julia Roberts executes it perfectly- she's impossible to dislike, EVEN here.So what, Italy is portrayed as clean and idealistic? Again, that is the point. The target audience would see it this way, and feel compelled to travel and explore and change and grow and thrive. This is not a movie for the happily married thirty-something. It's geared at people are are still trying to find a happy medium, a purpose and a "word." You won't like this movie if you're avoiding/don't feel the need to find reasons to question and better your life. I guess I'm one of the (lucky? unlucky?) 50% who still do.