An amiable, but underpowered and sentimental film.
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03/16/07
Eden (2006)
70 %
Reviews Counted: 10 Fresh: 7 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 5.5/10
Rated: 12A
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Theatrical Release: 16-03-2007
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A succulent yet chaste love story which leaves a pleasant enough taste, but you might not be inclined to tip.
03/16/07
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Earns its place-setting with other foodie movies (Eat Drink Man Woman, Big Night, Tampopo) for the sheer volume of delectable dishes – which, in spite of the muddy lensing, will set stomachs pining.
03/16/07
The solid performances from Ostendorf and Roche can't disguise the awkward tonal shifts contained in the final stretches of this sentimental story.
03/16/07
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An over-filled smorgasbord of sweet intentions. The saving grace is a modicum of spiteful, deadpan humour at dumbkopf Xaver’s expense.
03/14/07
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The solid central performances can't quite sustain the charm of this offbeat odd-couple romance as the action lapses into discordantly bleak absurdism.
03/13/07
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06/30/08
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Like Beauty and the Beast, Eden is a fairy tale about impossible love, but this beast, instead of a noble soul, has an insatiable appetite.
02/22/08
As long as it's whimsically celebrating the ambiguous joys of cooking, writer-director Michael Hofmann's movie has charm and a sweetness verging on the tart.
02/22/08
Two touching performances only partially compensate for a weak script that never seems interested in challenging the superb Bella Martha (Mostly Martha).
04/02/07
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02/24/07
A love story of sorts, it's not a feel-good movie so much as feel-orgasmic-and-then-mildly-crestfallen movie. Like sex, like a good meal, like life.
02/23/07
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