Eat Pray Love (2010)

This review is strictly based on the film. Liz (Julia Roberts) leaves behind the shells of an ex-husband and rebound boyfriend, while both are deeply in love with her....unhappy with her status in life, Liz decides it’s time to find herself. The character of Liz comes off self-centered and selfish as she barrels through several relationships and plates of food from three countries (Italy, India and Bali) in the quest of inner-peace, self discovery and happiness. I guess if I had a chance of pulling off a paid vacation (Liz writes for an unnamed publication) to three fantastic countries to "find myself" I probably wouldn't care who the people around me were either. People do the darnedest things when in love...with themselves. Although I have a problem with Liz's thin excuse, dumping the responsibility of properly nurturing or ending her relationships for obnoxious self discovery, strangely I did find Roberts attempt to humanize this dreadfully spoiled and pampered person endearing. If you can skip the characters imperfections- even you will enjoy this film which is almost lost in its editing and lack of additional expositional footage. Realize how lucky you are Liz.