A sneak peek at “Water for Ele­phants,” the film adap­ta­tion of Sara Gruen’s book club favorite about a Big Top love tri­an­gle and a major cir­cus dis­as­ter, is now online. And if the clip is any indi­ca­tion, the movie will at least look gorgeous.

Fea­tur­ing grand, hazy-with-nostalgia visu­als and shots of Reese With­er­spoon look­ing every inch the old movie star, it’s a feast for the eyes. Of course, a num­ber of peo­ple will think said feast is really all about Robert Pat­tin­son, who def­i­nitely comes across (appro­pri­ately) as less broody and Edward Cullen-ish here.

I was more focused on an enraged Christoph Waltz and the won­der­ful Hal Hol­brook. Oh, and the ele­phant, who is clearly on track to win an Oscar in early 2012.

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