Water for Elephants

   Now, I'm not a real fan of Robert Pattinson, but, I had been hearing good things about this movie, so I decided I would watch it. Well, I have to say, this was probably Robert Pattinson's best work form the movies of his I had seen so far.

  A veterinary student (Robert Pattinson) joins a traveling circus after tragedy strikes his home. After meeting the circus owners(Christoph Waltz) wife (Reese Witherspoon) he falls in love, and as their relationship blooms, life becomes much harder on the road.

   The movie wasn't quite what I thought it would be, but, it was still a decent watch. The story was quite good, and the acts in the circus were fun to watch. Christoph Waltz was the perfectly cast for this movie, in the role of the abusive husband. As much as I hated his character I loved to watch him play it. I didn't really feel the chemistry between Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson during the movie, which was a shame.

   Overall the movie was decent, nothing to write home about. I enjoyed it enough to recommend a watch if you have time. But, definitely not something you need to worry about missing, I don't see it winning any big awards.

Hereafter

   Even know I didn't know a whole lot about this movie, I knew I really wanted to see it, seeing as I've enjoyed every other film that I've seen directed by Clint Eastwood. So, when I sat down and finally got a chance to watch it, I was pretty excited. Alas, the excitement was ill placed. The movie wasn't like I expected it to be, just okay.

   Hereafter is about a three people and how their lives end up intersecting with one another though death and the afterlife. A man with the ability to speak with the dead, a woman whose near death experience let her view the afterlife, and a child who lost his brother all come together to complete a moving story of life and death.

   Listen, the movie was okay, but I really didn't care for the way Matt Damon's character was portrayed, he was a gifted psychic who hated the gift he was given, the ability to communicate with the dead. He just seemed like a whiner throughout the whole movie, always complain about his ability, and belittling people who ask for his help.

  That was probably what ruin the movie for me, if there is one thing I dislike in a character, it's someone who complains when they have an amazing gift, or when they have everything in the world and still whine about it. I wouldn't recommend this movie, but, I might be a bit biased about it, who knows.

Amélie

 I've been hearing about this movie for years, about how great it was, and I've always wanted to see it, just never found the time. Well, I finally found the time. It was worth it, I thought it was a pretty good movie. It was funny, and different, and overall a good watch.

Amélie is about a girl, lost in her imagination all through life, as an adult she decides to use her imagination to help those around her, wreck revenge on those who've done wrong, and help those who've lost faith in humanity, all while slowly falling in love with a man shes never spoken to.

  First of all, the movie was in French, and I don't speak a word of French, so I'm sure some of the comedy was lost on me, because it's hard to read comedy, in my opinion at least. But, the movie still made me laugh, and still kept my attention all through out, even know I couldn't understand what was being said, and had to read it. The movie really stuck to Amélie's imagination, and how she views life, it was a very interesting thing to see.

   Not many people can handle movies with subtitles, immediately you do lose some of the flair of the movie, when you are stuck reading everything that is being said. You may miss what's happening on screen at times, or lose the inflection in someones voice and it may take away from their character. But, more often then not, you end up missing good movies if you swear off films you have to read through. Please, don't do that with Amélie watch it, you'll enjoy it, I recommend it.