Review of Water for Elephants (2011) by Room340C — 24 Apr 2011

I guess we saw a different film than the critics saw. This is a big old fashioned melodrama and hopefully the critics won't stop the good word of mouth that is already circulating around this movie. The three lead characters are directed with restraint, not lack of passion, thank goodness, or the movie would have become a cartoon.

The audience I sat with -- comprised of train enthusiasts, old performers of many stripes, animal lovers, cinema buffs, and very, very few cougars or screamy tweens -- enjoyed it immensely.