Given that love is a very powerful element in the stories appealing and, as James Cameron ventured years ago to take advantage of the characters of Jack and Rose to show the sinking of the Titanic, Sara Gruen, author of the book Water for Elephants intends to explore this book as a compendium of cruelty to animals through a love story .
And precisely, this is how I would see this film, when love is an excuse to point out other items because the love affair between the characters played by Pattison and Witherspoon falls into abysmal deep waters, in spite of repeated and unsuccessful efforts to prove that the latter are to each other.
is likely that many women are rendered by the budding charms of Pattison, "which resemble the beginning of another actor who began to relate intimately with the characters so late," but the casting is final the latter was a disaster for the whole production. That is likely to reach high ratings? Of course yes. A thing of beauty is quite another talent. And the beauty in the Hollywood movie business, as has been tested in years of economic recovery, is almost indispensable.
And as every hero needs a villain, Christoph Waltz whom we have once again proves the rich dark exploration of her characters that do not repeat themselves, and who manages, despite being the scourge of extreme cruelty and inexcusable, that ignore and even little forgiving. The restricted locations used does not deplete the story, on the contrary, give some familiarity to the viewer, as if entering a house to settle there, when, precisely what you want to point out is the integration between the various inhabitants of a circus. This relationship is geared to perfection.
Another element that contributes to the detriment of the film is a total waste in cinematic beauty, evoking through the lens and costumes, among many other pursuits of art, the contrast between the depression of the 30 and constant search for sleek exterior, despite the period, which apparently was constant among certain people of the time.
Faults as a possible screenplay adaptation of a story but it establishes certain allegations against cruelty to animals, can not move at all, coupled with a obvious lack of chemistry between the main characters , and directing actors absent, which is constant in the whole film, sink this story as much as the Titanic, which ironically seems to have borrowed its inception.
scene not to miss: All where is the elephant and Waltz, of course.
My recommendation: not go with high expectations and will not be disappointed.
