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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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Feast of Love, Robert Benton's bobos-in-love ensemble drama, adapted from the Charles Baxter college-town novel, is far too cloyingly pleased with its own humanity.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
09/26/07
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

An exquisite tapestry of interlocking love stories, some of which end happily, some sadly, some farcically and one quite tragically. Throughout all the shifting moods, no single narrative disrupts the well-paced flow of the film as a coherent whole.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
09/26/07
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer

Feast of Love is a feel-good movie for the semi-literati; as such it may grate on those too sophisticated for its smooth ways and easy answers.

Full Review Source: New York Press | comment Comment
09/26/07
Marsha McCreadie
Marsha McCreadie
New York Press

For a film that purports to be an epic consideration of Love in Our Time, Feast is strikingly unthoughtful and uninterested in any but the most obvious kind of romantic love.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
09/26/07
Julia Wallace
Julia Wallace
Village Voice

It's like Friends without the funny. Oh, wait -- that's redundant.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
09/26/07
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press

It feels more like the pilot for a cable series than an actual movie. (In fact, the nicest thing you can say about Feast Of Love is there's a ton of nudity.)

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Weekly | comment Comment
09/26/07
Sean Burns
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly

While things occasionally get a little soapy around the edges, the encroaching melodrama is masterfully held at bay by [Morgan] Freeman, whose scenes with [Jane] Alexander are exceptionally moving.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
09/25/07
Michael Rechtshaffen
Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter
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Given the potentially unwieldy nature of the enterprise, [director] Benton juggles the multiple narratives with considerable grace, and succeeds in creating a warm (if somewhat improbable) sense of community among the principal characters.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
09/25/07
Justin Chang
Justin Chang
Variety
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Benton's sensitive helming and amiable cast headed by Morgan Freeman can't save the melodrama from tedium, resulting in a mediocre film that doesn't quite achieve its goal of examining love in all its various forms and complexities.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
09/25/07
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

One of those rare cinematic treats that, for most of us, will go down easily and leave us with a sweet, mellow aftertaste.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
09/25/07
Shirley Sealy
Shirley Sealy
Film Journal International

"The Feast of Love" is a hodgepodge of sentimentality that's neither funny nor tragic. It's just bland.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
09/24/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Moviegoers beware: nausea is a prime side effect of consuming Feast of Love, an extraordinarily inane multi-character saga about the complexities of love from Robert Benton

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment 1 Comment
09/23/07
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

A positively enchanting romantic drama adapted from a novel by Charles Baxter that speaks volumes about love and challenges us all to grow a bigger heart.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
09/14/07
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

A beautifully photographed look at a dozen people in Portland, Oregon who find that love is far from an unmixed blessing.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
09/05/07
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve
 
 
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