Holiday in the Wild

Well, this was definitely my movie, but Ned was good and sat through it.

Kate (Kristin Davis) is jilted by her husband just as she is about to present him with a second honeymoon -- a trip to Africa.  He moves out and she goes on the trip by herself.  On the first day, on a flight to a fancy tourist settlement, the plane makes a stop to rescue an orphaned elephant, whose mother had been killed by poachers.  It was something that will change Kate's life.  The orphan elephant becomes her "second son."

Insead of going to the tourist place, she stays at the elephant orphanage, extends her stay past her date to return, and ultimately has an attraction to Derek (Rob Lowe), a conservation who lives at the facility, a widower whose wife died  15 years before.

Eventually Kate returns to New York, but realizes that her heart is really still in Africa, and so she returns, after taking up a collection which saves the orphanage, which was about to be closed, and marries Derek.

All very hokey and predictable, but great elephant shots, good message, and sniffles at the end.  I liked it.  I told Ned we can watch Fight Club tomorrow.