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REVIEW: One Lucky Elephant, One Deeply Sympathetic Movie

Elephants are magnificent creatures, possessed of great intelligence and sensitivity, so it’s little wonder that people who regularly work with or care for them become devoted. That’s mostly a good thing, particularly for elephants who’ve been transplanted far from home: If you’re a 10,000-pound African elephant living 8,000 miles away from your native habitat, you need all the help you can get. Still, these marvelous animals are strangers among us, and understanding them isn’t easy. How much human love is too much for an elephant? That’s the question Lisa Leeman’s One Lucky Elephant attempts to answer, without sentimentality but with the right amount of compassion.

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REVIEW: One Lucky Elephant, One Deeply Sympathetic Movie

Water for Elephants First Look: Robert and Reese

Are you excited for Water for Elephants ? In the movie, which is based on a best-selling novel and whose preview you can watch HERE , Robert Pattinson stars as a veterinary school student. He falls for a famous circus performer played by Reese Witherspoon. He also gets cozy with a lucky elephant named Tai, as evidenced below. Check out a trio of stills from the period drama, which hits theaters on April 22 and which ought to be a welcome opportunity for Robert to prove he can do more than brood:

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Water for Elephants First Look: Robert and Reese