Water for Elephants(2011)- User Reviews

Good acting, plot and scenery. Some scenes were taken in Tennessee. Only objected to the cruelty to animals, that was bad. Great family movie for adults and youth.
Brought out about the depression and how life was at the time.more»

I haven't read the book - but the movie captures a slice of a type of life stile and entertainment that really existed in America in the 20'sand 30's and '40's.....

I dayworked in a few carnivals from time to time that were similar …more»

Water for Elephants was Magically Spectacular. Reese Witherspoon carries her character with stunning Elegance & Robert Pattison’s finally found his way to that hidden talent I knew he had! BRAVO!more»

This is a classic example of taking a good story with great actors and screwing it up with a poor script, a poor vision from the director, and a poor job producing an end product. This movie was all over the place and I'm sure an embarrasment by all …more»

I loved this movie. I had read the book some time ago, and actually didn't remember alot of the details, but this movie brought it all back. Not only did I love the story, but the acting and the beauty of the movie made it all the more enjoyable. …more»

Five minutes into the show, I'm wondering what the heck I've gotten myself into. The opening scene is bizarre and it just keeps floating along in the realm of the unconvincing and unremarkable.

I'm no expert, but I'm thinking either the …more»

This had the makings of a fantastic movies, except it drug in a lot of places and not enough envolvement with the actors for the cause for animal and human rights. Even though I guess this was the norm during the depression. But this is fiction to a …more»

i love this movie! even thou it didn't follow the book completely, it did do the story justice! was very pleased when i saw it!more»

Maybe this is a good movie, I didn't see it past the second scene of torturing the elephant. Pretty photography. Acting seemed good. Never got past the torture of the animals.

The critic who recommended this as good family entertainment should …more»

It has a nice story, but the acting, especially by Rob Pattinson, is cheesy and overly melodramatic. We left after about an hour into it.more»