Gorgeous, but little more.

Rating: 6/10 (19 December 2012)

In the same way that "Avatar" was visually amazing but had a flimsy plot, this was visually stunning but left me bored. But I must give credit where credit is due. Ang Lee has some fantastic shots in the movie: Pi underwater while the ship sank; the bio-luminescent algae and the whale; those effing meerkats. I assumed that this movie was going to be primarily about Pi and the tiger, but there was a whole other religious part of the movie that wasn't advertised at all. And while it is based on a book, you've still gotta be accommodating to people who haven't read the book. Old Pi (who was awesomely in "Slumdog Millionaire") converts a writer to several religions by telling the writer his life story, which sure I guess could happen but it's hardly an interesting idea for half of the movie. So despite the non-lifeboat parts, it's a beautiful movie, and maybe you'll like it more than I did.
PS: The fact that Pi's eyes remain white was the most annoying aspect of the movie.