great special effects, but felt cheated by the ending

Rating: 6/10 (27 August 2013)

I thought this movie was OK. The special effects were great. All the zoo animals and then the tiger in the boat, and all the meercats, all of it looked so real. And it is hard to tell a story about a guy stranded on a boat, but the story had enough to be entertaining. I was hoping the tiger would be more grateful at the end. I liked all the shots of underwater from under the boat, with the fish and all. And the ship sinking had good effects too.
What I didn't like is at the end when Pi has to tell his story to the insurance people and he has to tell a different version minus the animals. It's basically saying everything you watched was a lie. I felt cheated.
FINAL VERDICT: Worth seeing for the visuals.