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A woman who once made it her goal in life to marry and rear a family finds her priorities suddenly shifting in Ryan Murphy and Jennifer Salt's adaptation of author Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling mem... read more read more...oir. In the eyes of many, Liz Gilbert (Julia Roberts) was a woman who had it all -- a loving husband, a great career, and a weekend home -- but sometimes one realizes too little too late that they haven't gotten what they truly wanted from life. On the heels of a painful divorce, the woman who had previously looked forward to a contented life of domestic bliss sets out to seek her true destiny by traveling first to Italy, where she learns to appreciate nourishment; then to India, where she discovers the power of prayer; and finally to Bali, where she unexpectedly finds the meaning of true love. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG-13, 2 hr. 13 min.

Directed by: Ryan Murphy

Release Date: August 13, 2010

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DVD Release Date: November 23, 2010

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  • SirPant
    January 3, 2012
    SirPant
    Either Elizabeth Gilbert didn't actually go to Italy/Bali/India or she's been a little 'creative' with the truth. It's fair to say she's not exactly your archetype backpacker. She probably did go to these countries but had a crap time so made up the rest, she obviously as rich as... read more she is vacuous, egotistical and thoroughly unlikable - Julia Roberts being well cast then! Boring, stupid, horrible. Who is this crap for, bored housewives? Do me a favour, intelligent thinking my arse!
  • 76Majikat
    September 25, 2011
    76Majikat
    A film I've been eagerly anticipating. I'm not a huge fan of Julia Roberts, or of Romantic Dramas in general, but for me, it was the travelling and spiritual journey which was of great interest and is an enlightening true tale.

    This, I'm sure, will be the first of many watches.
  • 5oclockcoffee
    September 25, 2011
    5oclockcoffee


    I mean, here I am with a ninth-generation medicine man and what do I wanna ask him about? Getting closer to God? Saving the world's starving children? Nope. I wanna discuss my relationship.


    And then it happened. After months with the borrowed DVD "in hands", I wa... read moretched it. Thereīre moments in our life, or nothing but random Friday nights, where the never happens. Not that I have said I would never watch it, but I had not even the slightest desire to do it. Last Friday, I did.

    The whole thing is that Eat Pray Love is not that bad as I expected and thatīs the reason why I am here writing. The film itself is as foreseeable and poor as you can imagine - specially if you are Brazilian or knows the sonority of our Portuguese that well that Javier Bardemīs accent makes you want to kill Francine Maisler, the casting director - but, and maybe thatīs just me, thereīre good things you can get of it. Iīve been in a sort of inner journey as never before, so how and what called my attention, might have not the same effect on you. Also, I am pretty sure all its glories come from Elizabeth Gilbertīs book, so if you read it, what I didnīt, I am afraid that the film can be a null experience.


    I have a friend, Deborah, a psychologist who was asked by the city of Philadelphia if she could offer psychological counseling to Cambodian refugees, boat people who had recently arrived in the city. Deborah was daunted by the task. These Cambodians had suffered genocide, starvation, relatives murdered before their eyes, years in refugee camps, harrowing boat trips to the West. How could she relate to their suffering? How could she help these people? So guess what all these people wanted to talk about with my friend Deborah, the psychologist. It was all īI met this guy in the refugee camp. I thought he really loved me... What should I do? I still love him.


    Yes, this is how we are. Menschliches, Allzumenschliches. What I really like about Gilbertīs journey is how true it is. True in all its meanings. Itīs easy to adopt concepts and to mouth slogans like the "The Physics of the Quest" as itīs easy to goes after a "searching for something" that, actually, covers an escapism. I donīt think Liz was in search of herself or a meaning, but escaping from herself, what can be seen in how she easily jumped into a relationship to another only changing the "costume", adapting herself to the "new" situation. How many times do we do that and not even in the relationship field? From being completely consumed with being the perfect wife and cook, fed up, instead of creating a real change, we only replace the "object" to chanting and meditation, fishing or whatever? Thatīs all part of a non conscious state. Sometimes itīs clearly visible to others, except to us, like Lizīs friendīs husband noticing how she looked like Stephen, the ex-husband, and now kind of look like David, the new boyfriend.
    "What I meant was, you know how people start resembling their dogs?" We can see amounts of this everywhere. Today I like politics, tomorrow, depending on the group or person I am with, I become vegetarian. We may think we did change inside, but we end up modificating nothing but the outside: statements, vocabulary, clothes. Even if the points of view are not the same anymore, they are probably reflections of something else, as volatiles as the air.



    - I'm falling in love with you.
    - I'm not who you think I am. I'm just your fantasy.
    - No, that's bullshit. You're real.
    - Here's what he doesn't know yet. I disappear into the person I love. I am the permeable membrane. If I love you, you can have it all. My money, my time, my body, my dog, my dog's money. I will assume your debts and project upon you all sorts of nifty qualities you've never actually cultivated in yourself. I will give you all this and more...until I am so exhausted and depleted the only way I can recover is by becoming infatuated with someone else.



    You know, if you could clear out all that space in your mind that you're using to obsess over whatever it be, you'd have a vacuum with a doorway. It may not be a doorway, but if a film makes you think, and it doesnīt matter if it was made to entertain, thatīs already something. (two and a half stars because of that)
  • murphmann93
    June 23, 2011
    murphmann93
    All this film did was make me hungry and slightly happy at the fact it was such a nice ending. Also, James Franco made a cameo and he is absolutely gorgeous. Probably the only reason it got half of a star added on.
  • theylovealexis
    May 13, 2011
    theylovealexis
    This was a great, heartfelt story about love, life, food and all the adventures we take and we are forced to take in our lives. I really liked it.
  • itsjustme2004
    May 10, 2011
    itsjustme2004
    I almost turned this off several times, but for some reason I kept trudging through. FINALLY, when Xavier Bardem appeared I found myself smiling alot...but only because of him. Otherwise though, this movie just seemed to drag on and on. Thankyou to Xavier for making me not dislik... read moree the movie by the time it wrapped up...
  • jennifxu
    April 30, 2011
    jennifxu
    One star for the bowl of spaghetti, no stars for the hopelessly stupid, overly pretentious, languishing, lazy, cultural supremacist main character Liz Gilbert.
  • fb701560354
    April 27, 2011
    fb701560354
    Beautifully shot in Italy, India and Bali, Eat Pray Love's run time is a little long, but it's very inspirational and resonant as I was able to connect to the main character. I really enjoyed the supporting people in the film, especially the Balinese Medicine man and the old ita... read morelian woman. For some people though, Eat Pray Love will be boring.
  • DreamExtractor
    April 22, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    I was so hoping I would hate this movie, because it was just one of those movies that look bad. But to my surprise Julia Roberts did a phenomenal job, true there are parts that are cliche and dumb, but overall its a solid film and Julia Roberts needed more recognition at the osc... read morears, a very sweet hearted film.
  • FrizzDrop
    April 13, 2011
    FrizzDrop
    This films begs the ultimate question: did this really need to be made? Did precious man hours on set have to happen in order to make another soapy film about letting go of the past, embracing the future, and finding love again? As a fan of the book and being the target audience ... read morefor this flick, I was keen to watch this epic two and a half hour flick, set in three amazingly visual settings (Italy, India, and Indonesia), with great camera work and cinematography. The only thing that remains memorable is the performance of Richard Jenkins, who can handle being rough, cool, quirky, or grumpy with ease. Roberts plays herself, Franco is grasping for straws, and Bardem's principle goal is to speak with an accent and have facial hair. Very disappointing.

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David Denby
August 23, 2010
David Denby, New Yorker

We're not so much involved in the movie as idly registering it -- eavesdropping, almost, on a conversation at an adjoining table. Full Review

Joe Baltake
August 17, 2010
Joe Baltake, Passionate Moviegoer

'Eat Pray Love': Me! Full Review

David Edelstein
August 16, 2010
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

Try not to hoot when the gaunt Roberts makes a bring-on-the-flab speech to persuade the equally slender Tuva Novotny to eat pizza, even if they get "muffin tops." Full Review

Peter Travers
August 13, 2010
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

The movie left me with the feeling of being trapped with a person of privilege who won't stop with the whine whine whine. Full Review

Jennie Punter
August 13, 2010
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail

Eat Pray Love is like an overstuffed lightweight suitcase, with little room for us to feel the emotional connections Liz makes with new friends along the way. Full Review

Adam Graham
August 13, 2010
Adam Graham, Detroit News

An insane fantasy for rich people. Full Review

Lisa Kennedy
August 13, 2010
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

It may come as a bit of a shock to some that the most interesting turns in the woman-on-a-quest sojourn don't belong to Roberts, luminous though she is. Those are owned by a number of misty-eyed if ma... Full Review

Dana Stevens
August 13, 2010
Dana Stevens, Slate

I stopped trusting the movie. Full Review

Richard Roeper
August 13, 2010
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com

For two decades, Julia Roberts has been a bona fide movie star, and she shines in his gorgeous if overlong travelogue. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
August 13, 2010
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

It's a thin line between "self-aware" and "self-involved" and it's one the movie treads uncertainly. Full Review

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