Even Jewish audiences will be hard-pressed to find something to enjoy in this highly stagy, claustrophobic depiction of a Seder populated by one wacky family that seems to include every stereotype in the book.
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04/20/06
When Do We Eat? (2006)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:15
Rotten:22
Average Rating:4.9/10
Consensus: A crass, sitcom-ish holiday comedy, When Do We Eat? presents all the over-the-top dysfunctional family hijinks one would expect from the genre.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: WHEN DO WE EAT? is the story of the world's fastest Passover seder that is anything but. On this night, secrets will be revealed, fantasies fulfilled, barriers brokendown and some food might be... [More]
Starring: Lesley Ann Warren, Jack Klugman, Michael Lerner, Adam Lamberg
Director: Salvador Litvak
Reviews for When Do We Eat?
Top CriticAnother entry in indiedom's contest to create the most dysfunctional family.
04/17/06
Top CriticNot recomended for the Goyim.
04/11/06
In this distasteful film from Salvador Litvak, a Jewish family tries to race through a Seder, but drug use, possible incest and some jokes at the expense of the autistic slow them down.
04/07/06
Top CriticThough the script never rises above sitcom-style one-liners and sight gags, strong performances invest both the jokes and the syrupy moments of forgiveness and reconciliation with no small measure of, yes, heart.
04/07/06
While it does have some sweet moments and a handful of zingy one-liners, the film all too often resembles a trite dinner theater play that's been minimally 'opened up' for the screen.
04/07/06
When Do We Eat? is as imperfect as the Stuckmans' Seder, yet it has some decent punchlines, a strong cast and a good heart.
04/07/06
Cliches and loud stereotypes as fresh as year-old matzoh infest When Do We Eat?, a farce about a wildly dysfunctional Los Angeles family's disastrous Passover Seder.
04/07/06
A self-consciously zany dysfunctional family comedy, When Do We Eat? strains so hard to be outrageous that it sacrifices characters for caricatures. They might have had something if they'd let everybody relax, be themselves and enjoy dinner.
04/07/06
Top CriticWhen Do We Eat? is about as funny, emotionally satisfying and even spiritually significant as this type of thing gets.
04/07/06
If this is someone's idea of dinner and a movie, you might as well skip the movie.
04/07/06
[Director] Litvak crams so many earth-shattering revelations and long-buried resentments into 93 minutes that the film feels as if it's struggling to provide something recognizable to every potential ticket buyer.
04/07/06
When Do We Eat? isn't a great film or, necessarily, a particularly good one, but it's a worthy attempt at making an entertaining movie about faith.
04/07/06
When Do We Eat? takes place before, during and after a Passover Seder. But you don't have to be Jewish to savor this light and enjoyable comedy.
04/06/06
When Do We Eat? may strike a chord with those struggling to reconcile traditional faith and modernity, though few are likely to buy Ira’s post-high transformation into a loving husband and father.
04/06/06
...genuinely funny.
04/06/06
Unfunny Semitic caricatures. Even worse than 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.'
04/04/06
Eat soaks up the passions, disagreements, and love the Seder inspires, with the writers capturing the utter chaos of a full dinner table.
03/22/06
Making The Family Stone's shenanigans and schmaltz seem downright sophisticated by comparison, Salvador Litvak's Passover-themed film gives Jews an insufferable holiday family comedy to call their own.
03/09/06
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