Rotten
Supporting characters are too hastily sketched in, serving only to further the unsmooth course of true love.
Leah Rozen, TheWrap
Water for Elephants
Life is the most spectacular show on earth.
2011 · 2h 2m · PG-13
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Francis Lawrence
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Francis Lawrence Director
- Robert Pattinson as Jacob Jankowski
- Reese Witherspoon as Marlena Rosenbluth
- Christoph Waltz as August Rosenbluth
- Tatum Etheridge as Jacob's Daughter
- Hal Holbrook as Old Jacob
- Richard Brake as Grady
- Stephen Taylor as Wade (as Stephen Monroe Taylor)
- Paul Schneider as Charlie
- Sam Anderson as Mr. Hyde
- William Morse as Big Top Band (as William Scott Morse)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
60%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Water for Elephants may not be the best show on earth, but it's still quite a show.
Christine Champ, Film.com
Fresh
'Water for Elephants' has charm, and this more grown up role suits Pattinson more than the histrionics of last year's 'Remember Me'.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Rotten
The movie rather embarrassingly sells chastity in the midst of what feels like a lawless situation. It's handsomely mounted but timid.
David Denby, New Yorker
Rotten
The great intangible of chemistry isn't present, making Water for Elephants seem longer and slower than one might hope.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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