Reese Witherspoon looks gorgeous at the UK premiere of ‘Water For Elephants’ in London, England. Love her dress!

Also pictured: Some dude named Robert Pattinson.

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Reese looks gorgeous! Robert looks – eh…. is he missing shoe laces?

Have you seen the movie yet? What do you think?

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I went and saw ‘Water For Elephants’ Friday night – at 10:30 (late for me) – as I had been EAGERLY awaiting the release of the movie based off of one of my favorite books!

I was anxious.

First, I absolutely LOVED the book, and was nervous the movie couldn’t do it justice. Second, I love Robert Pattinson – but could he really pull off such an extraordinary role? Third, Reese Witherspoon as Marlena? Really? How could such a sweet little Southern girl play the dark/sexy/troubled Marlena? Fourth, PG-13!? How can ‘Water For Elephants’ be rated PG-13? I read the book, and it was naughty! How can they translate that book into a movie appropriate for 13 year olds?

I’m sad to report I had good reason to worry. No, Robert Pattinson could not pull it off. He allllmost could. But he falls short. Half the time I felt like I was watching ‘Twilight’. The brooding, smoldering stares carried over into this movie. I hope that in his next film there are no smoldering looks. While he was hotter in WFE than he was in any Twilight movie, I’m not convinced anyone’s ever going to see him as anyone else than Edward Cullen.

“As Jacob Jankowski, a part that requires him mainly to be shy and watchful, RPattz radiates a slow magnetism that locks the viewer’s eyes on him,” Time writes, noting that “for a few moments in ‘Water for Elephants,’” Pattinson does seem capable of a career outside of his familiar blood-sucking character.

That is, “until the vapors pass, we return to 2011 and realize that, however strong Pattinson’s anachronistic attractiveness, they don’t make movies like ‘Ball of Fire’ or ‘A Place in the Sun’ any more.”

Believe it or not, I thought Reese did worse than Robert! Her acting was terrible, and NO she could NOT pull off Marlena’s character. She was just all wrong for the part – all wrong. My friend suggested Rachel McAdams could have done it better – and I agree with her. Rachel McAdams would have been brilliant!

One of my biggest complaints of the movie was that there was NO chemistry between Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon. Zilch. I found myself just not really caring about them – I didn’t FEEL anything for them. They didn’t even look like they liked each other all that much, and I’m not exactly sure who’s fault that was.

Pattinson “doesn’t quite connect with Witherspoon, though that may not be wholly his fault,” says Movieline. “She can be a wonderful actress, but when it comes to sharing the screen with her, I suspect she’s a tough nut to crack… Witherspoon’s Marlena doesn’t melt easily, and when she does give in to romance, you can almost see her grudging reluctance in the set of her sharp little jaw.”

On the other hand - Christophe Waltz was pure genius as August. He nailed the part, and I loved every scene he was in. Also – I loved how beautiful the movie was to watch. It really did look magical in some scenes.

Bottom Line? It was entertaining, and beautiful to watch at times. But it was a disappointment…

Did you see it? What did you think?

Just-married Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth went to church on Easter Sunday in Santa Monica with her kids Deacon, 7 and Ava, 11.

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Newlywed Reese Witherspoon hit the red carpet with costar Robert Pattinson on Sunday for the world premiere of ‘Water For Elephants’.

While on the red carpet, US Weekly asked the actress how it felt being married!

“It feels great!” Witherspoon gushed to Us Weekly.

The actress recently returned from her honeymoon in Belize with Toth, 40; her kids with ex Ryan Phillippe, Ava, 11, and Deacon, 7, also came along.

Balancing her brand-new married life with promotional duties is just fine, she said. “Everything’s just great!”

Plus, she added, film premieres get her closer to other VIPs in her life. “This is an opportunity to really connect with the fans,” Witherspoon said. “It’s a nice opportunity for me to connect with the people who actually go and see the movies.

She and costar Pattinson, 24, gave each other warm hugs at the premiere — but Witherspoon joked that she still hasn’t gotten a gift from her sexy costar. “Not yet! And I am waiting!” she joshed. “Tick Tock! You can tell him I am waiting.”

The next morning, Witherspoon opened up some more about her nuptials — and fan support — on Good Morning America.

“[The wedding] was a really nice day,” Witherspoon told Robin Roberts of the rustic, chic bash. Plus, her fans approve of her new guy. “I had a whole chat with a guy named George yesterday [in NYC]..He said..”I like your husband. I think this guy is a good guy.’ I said, ‘Thank you George… I feel the same way!”

“It’s nice when people support you,” she added. “It feels really good to be loved … so much love coming at you from different places.”

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Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson share a much-hyped love scene in their upcoming film, “Water for Elephants,” but the newlywed Witherspoon wasn’t very impressed with her co-stars game.

Speaking to In Touch, Witherspoon complained the leaking nose Pattinson was suffering while filming the scene.

“Rob possibly had the most hideous horrible cold of any co-star I’ve ever had to do a love scene with ever in my entire life,” she told the magazine.

“He was literally snorting and snotting through every second of it – and it was not appealing. I’m talking green, infectious, disgusting – I’m not kidding!”

In February, Witherspoon spoke about how she anticipated having a good time during the shoot.

“We’ll probably just laugh the whole time, because all we do is joke around and laugh… we just have a great time,” she told Entertainment Tonight.

To be fair, Pattinson did say this his favorite co-star was the film’s elephant.

Snot or not, the film will be released on April 22nd.

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