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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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Fans of this year's glorious Irish film, Once, will have a whole new perspective on the beautiful 'Falling Slowly' with the girls of Riddick flaunting their fabulous breasts at every opportunity.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
09/27/07
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

It's the kind of feast that could give you food poisoning.

Full Review Source: WaffleMovies.com | comment Comment
09/27/07
Willie Waffle
Willie Waffle
WaffleMovies.com

Kinnear delivers the goods

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
09/27/07
Paul Brenner
Paul Brenner
Filmcritic.com

Pretentious and precious.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
09/27/07
Kerry Lengel
Kerry Lengel
Arizona Republic

This cornucopia of foibles, with its penny portraits of treachery and innocence amounts to little more than high-class soap opera.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
09/27/07
Bill White
Bill White
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

For a film that tries to be a smarter, more cerebral, romantic comedy-drama, Feast of Love sure does a lot of dumb things.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
09/27/07
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The script weaves three interlocking stories in unlikely ways and relies on random acts of violence, fate and God for dramatic complications that the characters aren't fleshed-out enough to whip up on their own.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
09/27/07
Carina Chocano
Carina Chocano
Los Angeles Times
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The fine cast, which includes Jane Alexander, Selma Blair, and Radha Mitchell, is also somewhat underused.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
09/27/07
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor

Contemplates the bodies of beautiful young people in order that it may more fully appreciate the predicament old people find themselves in.

Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | comment Comment
09/27/07
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

No director alive can make family melodramas as brilliantly as Douglas Sirk once did, but I'd suggest that Robert Benton comes the closest.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
09/27/07
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

This feast is more like an artfully arranged appetizer plate.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
09/27/07
Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune

A film that resonates in spite of its shortcomings...Feast of Love is a frothy, whimsical title--too frothy and too whimsical for a film that might have been more accurately named Woe Is Love.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
09/27/07
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

The movie confuses puppy love with the real thing, and that's why Feast of Love is such a dog.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
09/27/07
Matt Pais
Matt Pais
Metromix.com

[Director] Benton has a gift for casting, even if it is "on the nose" (actors almost too perfect for the part). Kinnear is at his most endearing, and Freeman, shorn of his flintiness, has never been sweeter.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
09/27/07
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

Feast of Love isn't an altogether satisfying banquet, but you settle for whatever looks good on the plate.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
09/27/07
Gene Seymour
Gene Seymour
Newsday

A fairly conservative and mundane character drama that doesn't offer any true proof of the joy and wonders of love promised by the title.

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
09/27/07
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

Does anyone else want to start a petition demanding that Morgan Freeman no longer play kindly old codgers who dispense valuable advice?

Full Review Source: Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) | comment Comment
09/27/07
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)

The screenplay combines philosophy, melodrama, and clichés to engaging effect.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
09/27/07
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

Sprawling, messy, yet occasionally affecting.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
09/26/07
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

...a delicious, meaty dish

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
09/26/07
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com
 
 
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