As a general rule, hanging out with people that I meet at work is off an off limits area. A single fight, accidental kiss or one of my lude comments makes the work environment very uncomfortable.
Despite this, I agreed to go with my boss at The Clarion and a co-worker to a free movie at the Memorial Union Theater last Saturday, Nov. 13th.
Worst. Idea. Ever.
"Eat, Prey, Love" has an interesting concept when it comes to storyline, and there are many decent actors within the movie. Julia Roberts, playing the main character Elizabeth Gilbert, finds herself educated, well employed and living with her husband, a man who loves her dearly, in a house they own.
Naturally, she finds herself unhappy, and soon after she leaves him, has an affair, initiates a divorce and offers her husband every speck of wealth she has to sign the papers.
It is also natural that, when someone is brought into this situation, the best possibly course of action is to take a trip to Italy, India and Bali on the advice given her to by a shaman in Bali years ago.
The storyline is expertly acted out and the actors themselves do an amazing job throughout the film, however it falls far short of what one can even fathom for anything near non-fiction. Despite this, the acting keeps you involved and wanting to see more of the movie, but eventually the story drags on to the point of wearing the viewer thing and becomes too predictable.
The underlying themes to the movie (Eat to fulfill your life, Pray and believe in yourself, and Love unconditionally) are accurately portrayed, and one finds it easy to identify early in the movie. Overall, the movie is interesting, but not worth anything more than a rental.
I rate this movie 2 1/2 stars out of 5.
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