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Tony Toscano reviews “Eat Pray Love”

Julia Robert’s newest film is the ultimate chick flick. That’s not a bad thing.

Roberts takes on the role of “Eat Pray Love” author Liz Gilbert who, after a very unpleasant divorce and subsequent love affair, decides to go on a 1-year quest to find her self.

So she (of course) she heads to Italy, India and Bali to discover some truths about life, love and God. And because it’s impossible to find the truth about life in New York, Atlanta or Los Angeles. (And because Julia looks so good filmed against old ruins and exotic locations)

This travel log seems to touch into every woman’s deepest dream, to indulge and not feel guilty. Possibly the most erotic moments in the film (for most women) were the scenes shot in Rome and Naples of Roberts diving into her food which represented her character’s renewing her taste and passion for life.

In India she meets a troubled Texan, played by Richard Jenkins, whose “grumpy-yet-wise” personality challenges her to look within and not without to find spirituality and meaning in life.

Finally in Bali, Liz begins to put all the pieces of her broken life together with the aid of a wise man. It is there she ultimately finds love in the form of a broken hearted divorcee, played by Javier Bardam.

Unfortunately it is the film’s ending where the story loses its appeal. Liz, after her yearlong quest, has a better grasp of her inner self but somehow still falls back to square one.

Oh well, as the script repeats again and again, it’s the journey – not the destination that matters. And this journey, despite the ending, was overall an enjoyable one.

“Eat Pray Love” gets a B- and is rated PG-13.

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