The Miracle of Life
Elizabethtown review
By
AuntySocialite from Llareggub, Cymru
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14th February 2012
A gentle sort of Sunday-afternoon film where nothing really earth-shattering (by movie standards) happens, but everything that is earth-shattering (by life standards) also happens, ELIZABETHTOWN is testament to the Mervyn Peake poem 'To live at all is miracle enough'. A decent performance, for once, by the usually wooden Orlando Bloom, and Kirsten Dunst's air hostess's distinctly un-Zeitgeist positivity, supported by a great cast (Alec Baldwin seems to be building his latter career on playing bonkers) make this a refreshing indie take on life, death, love, failure, and the pitfalls of reuniting your old rock band, underscored by a beautiful soundtrack.
