Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

I've never written a review before because either my thoughts are same as some already reviews out there or i didn't think what i want to say would interest others because it's personal (wether positive/negative). But observing the controversy about this surely controversial film, i think i should give an opinion... I didn't read the book but i'm gonna right now! I will never get why some really good movies are so low rated and vice-versa, i guess we all agree depends on each single individual's point of view, opinion, experiences, thoughts etc. So i wouldn't say that you'll be convinced, just see it for yourself, no matter how you'll think of it later, it's still a worth a watch!This movie is by far one of the most soulful and meaningful movies i've ever seen, if the movie is so, the book is going to be so super fantastic (always found books better than movies)!!!I do respect other points of view, at some point earlier in life i wouldn't stand this movie i remembered one time seeing on it TV i watched for 15mins so boring so i just disreguardly switched channel. Now in a other phase of my life i could understand more and relate more let alone find a part of me in this woman and i think you might too. The same way as you'd read a book, hate it but long time later read it again, and feels like you rediscovering it and you change your mind. I'm telling you it might not the best movie in the world but one day you'll see something else, and that will be the real meaning of this movie. This movie makes you think, makes you have reflections. It's dramatic and peaceful at the same time, it's joyful and hurtful, it's fun and sad, you'll feel closed and far to the protagonist, this movie is not only a voyage of the world but a voyage within yourself. You'll question yourself, that's the whole point of it, makes you wonders about your own life. I never saw the point of watching a movie if nothing comes out of it but just pleasure. As they say, we never know what happens in someone's head: this woman is lost, is confused, is desperate, you can't see that but if you focus, you'll feel it. Sure she has everything to be happy but who said that having everything is the definition of happiness? In other words, how can you be happy when you have everything but your truth? Understand her and try to empathize as you would do in real life and you will reveal for yourself what this autobiography is really all about.

In Eat Pray Love (2010), Julia Roberts really does shine and she carries the movie well. The writing is very well done too, it's engaging and it's intelligent. The movie presents an uplifting message about finding oneself and achieving true undeniable happiness, getting the life you desire. Julia Roberts does all of those things in this film, and she does it all very convincingly. Eat pray love start out well, and continues on well, it is just slightly stagnant in the middle briefly, but then it picks back up and keeps on going at a steady pace. The other actors, including Viola Davis, and they all connect very well, and Julia's relationship with them is shown well. And I'm glad they showed and developed her relationship with former husband Stephen, they described their love and former relationship well. It's so lovely to see her travel from destination to destination, picking up experiences, making new friends and forming new bonds, and finding herself piece by piece. She eats wonderful new foods, she prays to find peace, and she loves all the new people in her life, including one very special man ;) Oh and I loved the one little comedic part where a man tries to convince Liz to have a love affair with him in Bali, he undresses, which is very very nice lol, and she just breaks out into hysterical laughter. A 9/10 for Eat Pray Love.

The plot tells the story of a woman (Julia Roberts) who feels dissatisfied with the life she leads in all aspects, both lovingly and financially, for this reason decides to leave in an unbridled pursuit of happiness, abandoning everything in which she believed to be essential, such as marriage, work, family and friends. The wit of the movie has been applied pretty well, especially, in people who suffer from a huge dissatisfaction and, therefore, seek emotional support in everything and everyone. The incessant search for something to complete satisfactorily and benign way, brings up an evil that plagues the population nowadays how would say one speaks of the character of James Franco: So we can go through life together, unhappy, but happy not in part. Unhappiness, became something bearable and sustainable, which is completely unacceptable, because we live to be happy, above all, ourselves. I see this film very fondly because it is the kind of movie that shows how the human being is superfluous in relation to their own emotions, with their own wills, and in this respect, this film managed to reach the summit. So, for people who like movies that make reflect on useless behaviors and monotony, is a great movie, for people who like a good drama, it is a great movie, for people who like movies with great actors, it's a great movie , ie it is a great movie in virtually every aspect.

I saw so many bad comments that I felt obliged to write a comment. Most of the people think that you have no right to feel unhappy or not yourself when you have a husband and a house and a good job... when you fit in the norm of "successful people" ! Most of the comments I saw were : Selfish girl ! why ? If you want to love others, and it's not a stupid quote, you really should know a little yourself and love yourself as you are... Otherwise, when you are unable to know the meaning of love toward yourself, you can't share it !Many people are depressed and they even feel guilty and go to their psychologist to find out why they feel so empty while they have everything other people want to have ! and here we are, in a society that most of the people are depressed ! This is not the real life for many people. You feel empty as she said, she doesn't enjoy little things of life, she doesn't enjoy eating, she take care of what she eats to keep a nice body that fit in the "norms" of the society she lives in. So she try to find herself and once she found herself and enjoy little things, she is scared that someone come and take all this out of her !This movie is about learning to love yourself, what really moves you, what is deep inside you, forgive yourself and accept your defects and fears...I really didn't expect to see such a movie with Julia Roberts. I didn't expect that it could moves me on. I didn't even expect that it could wake me up at some point. I maybe found the eating part too long but at the end you understand why... I wouldn't say the picture was perfect, but as the movie teach you, nothing is perfect and nobody should look for it, just to feel things with your heart ! This movie, really, opened my eyes again and it was perfect at a moment that you are in a process to leave everything you have to start a new life that is really for you...