Water for Elephants is another movie I was not able to watch during its theatrical run here - and once again, I regret it now. The movie was pretty interesting since it is set in a traveling circus - not the usual setting for a love story. Well, at first glance, Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson have almost zero chemistry but even then, I still liked the movie.
I wonder though why Robert Pattinson's fans do not watch his other movies when they go gaga over him when they watch him in those vampire movies! He only has almost one face in the movie though - his famous smirk - but I admit, without his white make-up here - he does look kinda cute - and I understand why the girls go wild over him!
Well, what I love about this movie are the circus animals, particularly Rosie, the elephant! She's quite endearing! Also, Reese looks particularly graceful when she rides both the horse and the elephant! Para talagang totoong circus performer (Just like a real circus performer!) Critics say her body really followed the period body of the women at that time. I think what they are saying is true!
As for Christopher Waltz, well, he's an Oscar-winning actor who can play meanie roles really well - and he does it again here.
The only reason why I was able to watch two installments of this movie series is because of my friend Rica, who is one of the biggest admirers I know of Robert Pattinson. Trust her to mutter praises for the guy's handsome looks everytime he comes out onscreen, especially on this last installment of the movie, where Robert's face gets so many close-ups.
I was actually glad to see Bill Condon's name billed as the director of this movie. I knew he would do a good job in making this film, entertaining for non-fans like me. For those who don't know Bill, he was behind such films as Dreamgirls, Gods and Monsters, Chicago and Kinsey.
I tried to concentrate on the first 30 minutes of the movie but Rica told me I dozed off somewhere in the middle. I don't remember what happened in the interim when they were gathering other vampires to that fantastic climax scene where both groups of vampires fight it out. That was actually the scene I was waiting for in the FIRST installment! Yun pala, sa huli pa siya mangyayari. That scene alone was worth the price of the movie ticket. I also loved the last scene where Robert and Kristin were in this beautiful field of flowers, just like in an earlier installment of this movie series. This time though, the shots were so close to their faces, you can really see that Kristin has blossomed these past few years! I love also how they timed everything perfectly with that Christina Perri song - A Thousand Years.
