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Feast of Love

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Feast of Love (2007)

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Reviews Counted:111

Fresh:45

Rotten:66

Average Rating:5.3/10

Consensus: Though beautifully photographed, Feast of Love offers little beyond a trite, melodramatic character drama.

Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] for strong sexual content, nudity and language.

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:05-10-2007

Synopsis: Love is the star of this film from director Robert Benton (KRAMER VS. KRAMER, THE HUMAN STAIN). Bradley (Greg Kinnear) believes in the power and beauty of true love. He's good at falling in... Love is the star of this film from director Robert Benton (KRAMER VS. KRAMER, THE HUMAN STAIN). Bradley (Greg Kinnear) believes in the power and beauty of true love. He's good at falling in love--just with the wrong women. He's hoping that his relationship with sophisticated Diana (Radha Mitchell) will have a happier ending than his first marriage to Kathryn (Selma Blair). Bradley's friend Harry (Morgan Freeman) is happily married to Esther (Jane Alexander), but they are dealing with the loss of a different kind of love. At the same time, Oscar (Toby Hemingway) and Chloe (Alexa Davalos) are busy falling in love at first sight and starting their life together, even though the odds are against them. In this film, no relationship stone is left unturned, and no relationship is judged. Instead, love in various stages of growth, dissolution, and transformation is explored. From love at first sight to divorce and death, to long-term relationships and affairs, multiple facets of love are seen as what they are: simply a fact of life. Freeman's character, a professor on sabbatical, serves as an elder statesman of sorts, wise enough to notice nuances in relationships the other characters miss. Kinnear is endearing as Bradley, who simply wants to love and be loved. Davalos is someone to watch--she lights up the screen, and Alexander commands every frame in which she appears. Be prepared: this is not the light-hearted romp it appears to be in the trailer. There is quite a bit of nudity and sexual content, and some very adult themes. Set in Oregon, the film is based on the novel of the same name by Charles Baxter, and also features Billy Burke and Fred Ward. [More]

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell, Billy Burke

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell, Billy Burke, Selma Blair, Alexa Davlos, Toby Hemingway, Jane Alexander

Director: Robert Benton

Director: Robert Benton
Screenwriter: Allison Burnett
Producer: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard S. Wright
Composer: Stephen Trask
Studio: MGM

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Swinging from mildly irritating to rather enjoyable, the film eventually settles at merely watchable.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
10/19/07
Anna Smith
Anna Smith
Empire Magazine
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The performances are excellent.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
10/11/07
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
N/R

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Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
10/06/07
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The performances are great, but in the end it's far too simplistic.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
10/06/07
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Feast of Love is essentially a feel-good Hollywood romcom – but it’s one with twists, proper characters, and sadness underscoring the cosy love scenes.

Full Review Source: thelondonpaper | comment Comment
10/05/07
Jessica Holland
Jessica Holland
thelondonpaper

"Epidemic of Love" would be more like it.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
10/05/07
Tim Robey
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph
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If it's a choice between cleaning out the shed and seeing this - opt for the shed.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
10/05/07
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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If Raymond Carver had ever filed a last story collection from the Sunny Valley Lobotomy Clinic, it would be just like this.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
10/05/07
Nigel Andrews
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times

One big famine of fun.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
10/05/07
Emma Morgan
Emma Morgan
Total Film

It's sentimental stuff, but amusing in places.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
10/05/07
Anna Smith
Anna Smith
BBC
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It’s a pretty, occasionally witty love-fest, with a surprising amount of flesh on display. But its increasingly mawkish tone means it’s for softies only.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
10/05/07
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You end up rather hoping that when this crew of Cupid's casualties ask for an Americano to go they mean just that.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
10/05/07
Tim Evans
Tim Evans
Sky Movies

A ruthlessly winsome movie

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/27/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Mark Bazer
Mark Bazer
Boston Phoenix

Feast of Love is a multi-layered -- layers of baloney -- tale of pursuit of love.

Full Review Source: Fayetteville Free Weekly | comment Comment
02/02/09
Tony Macklin
Tony Macklin
Fayetteville Free Weekly
N/R

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10/18/08
Bob Mondello
Bob Mondello
NPR.org

An overwhelming, yet boring mess.

Full Review Source: ReelzChannel.com | comment Comment
08/23/08
Heather Huntington
Heather Huntington
ReelzChannel.com

it was definitely an interesting movie that caught my attention more than I ever expected it would

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
08/17/08
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

Feast of Love is the kind of movie that gets conveniently omitted from résumés.

Full Review Source: MSNBC | comment Comment
05/01/08
Alonso Duralde
Alonso Duralde
MSNBC

Thanks to his excellent cast, and a very light touch, Benton makes these tangled relationships both real and touching.

Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment Comment
03/19/08
David Stratton
David Stratton
At the Movies (Australia)
 
 
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