Storyline
In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.
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Cast
Robert Pattinson, Sam Anderson, Christoph Waltz, Stephen Monroe Taylor, Tracy Phillips, Reese Witherspoon, Ken Foree, Richard Brake, William Morse, Jim Norton, Mark Povinelli, Hal Holbrook, Paul Schneider, Tatum Etheridge, Karynn Moore, Kyle Jordan, Shannon Freyer, Kelsey McNamee, Molly O'Neill, Sarah Karijan
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Reviews
88
Like "The Notebook," but with an elephant, the unexpectedly good film version of Water for Elephants elevates pure corn to a completely satisfying realm of romantic melodrama.
75
Tampa Bay Times
Reese Witherspoon can do a lot of things as an actor but playing a damaged-goods Depression era dame isn't one of them.
75
"Twilight's" Robert Pattinson gets a chance to shed his sparkly vampire persona and play a romantic lead with a pulse. The change suits him.
75
Steamy and sexy with a smack of sadism, the movie is a throwback to old-school Hollywood action/romance.
50
Boxoffice Magazine
Waltz is the highlight of this glossy but plodding drama, a live wire in a movie that sorely needs a jolt.
