1.5 Paws
Seen recently at Regal Omaha Stadium 16
I passed on seeing this one the first time around - it seemed like a guy flick to me (special effects and a Robinson Crusoe-like storyline). But we're in the movie doldrums, that time of year after awards season and before the first summer blockbuster. Plus it won four Oscars, and director Ang Lee has made some pretty fabulous films (The Ice Storm, Crouching Tiger - Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain).
I should have trusted my gut. The only thing I warmed to is the performance of Irrfan Khan, the actor who plays an adult version of the boy who survives a shipwreck that claims his family and the zoo animals that are their livelihood. The rest I could have lived without. I was horrified by the actions of the animals in the lifeboat, metaphoric or not.
It also confirmed one of my absolutes - never travel by sea, for business or for pleasure.
Bonus Bones: 1
A walk-on dog makes a brief street scene appearance before the family sets sail.
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