Realização:
Francis LawrenceArgumento:
Richard LaGraveneseCâmara:
Rodrigo PrietoMúsica:
James Newton HowardElenco:
Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz, Hal Holbrook, James Frain, Paul Schneider, Dan Lauria, Ken Foree, Tim Guinee, Ashley Palmer (mais)Streaming (4)
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As a young man, Jacob Jankowski (Pattinson) was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the great Depression, and for Jacob (Holbrook), now ninety, the circus world he remembers was both his salvation and a living hell. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It was there that he met Marlena, (Witherspoon) the beautiful equestrian star married to August (Waltz), the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. And he met Rosie, an untrainable elephant and the only hope for this third-rate traveling show. (texto oficial do distribuidor)
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This is one of those beautiful films where everything looks and feels polished. From the score to the story, it’s all very nice at first glance. The film tells a life story full of fate, set against the gorgeous backdrop of a circus, with orchestral music that sounds lovely but is forgettable by the next day. The same goes for the movie itself—visually stunning and charming, but it just doesn’t have that something special to really grab you. Kind of like Australia.
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The circus finally got a good movie. Witherspoon has earned a spot in my top 10 favorite actresses with this one. The pairing of Reese and Pattinson was a really good choice. I was worried that the film would be "too heavy". In the end, I had no problem digesting it because it is made with a tremendously light touch. The costumes and hairstyles are also exceptionally well done. The script is also beautiful, so there you go.
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Pattinson will have a hard time shedding the painful stigma of the awkward vampire, but he can give a serious performance if the script allows it. Films from the circus environment are scarce, so extra points for that, but unlike others I wouldn't praise Christoph Waltz's performance so much – when he’s playing a choleric jealous husband or a slightly sadistic guy (stabbing an elephant), it's all right, but I didn't buy his crying (worrying about his livelihood) at all.
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This picture should have been titled Vodka for Elephants (A Czech play on words voda=water, vodka=vodka) in view of the main elephant’s love of alcohol and the time when the story takes place. I don’t like clowns and I don’t like Pattinson (his earlier edition, Hal Holbrook, is three levels higher in acting skill), but Lawrence serves us with a really superb classic Hollywood fairytale and Christoph Waltz knows how to enjoy acting evil bastards. James Newton Howard’s music will grab you by the heart again.
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While Burlesque only gingerly exploited a plot cut from the 1930s but set it in the present, Water for Elephants literally revels in the year 1931 in every frame. The circus setting, the ethereal Reese, the totally accurate Christoph, and the prejudicial Robert (I'm no longer afraid of his Bel Ami creation), are what I need on the big screen by far the most. A magnificent melodrama that is aware of its mission.
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