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The Cake Eaters Reviews
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 18, 2011
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 17, 2011
[W]hat seems at first like a lean, spare psychic space in which much is left unspoken swells to burn white-hot.
Full Review | Jul 6, 2010
formulaic tripe, catharsis-by-the-numbers.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 17, 2009
In her first feature film, Masterson creates a slice of life that is very believable (especially if you've ever seen The Jerry Springer Show), and often endearing.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 10, 2009
The Cake Eaters mistakes characters and story quirks for character and story development.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 9, 2009
The story is so wispy that it feels only half-written; basically, nothing much happens here. Not a total washout, but it seems more like a TV movie.
Full Review | Mar 27, 2009
There are only so many story threads an ensemble cast can hold.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 27, 2009
Stand out performances, interesting character dynamic but overall, kind of a flat film that really doesn't have you too emotionally invested.
Full Review | Mar 23, 2009
I think there is a future in directing for Mary Stewart Masterson.
Full Review | Mar 23, 2009
These are people whose company you enjoy, in good times and bad. Taking place over a short period of time, it's a small slice of life, yes. But as the title implies, it's a tasty one as well.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 18, 2009
As directing debuts from actors and actresses go, Masterson's falls somewhere on the upper-end of the middle, a better-than-respectable effort given the difficulty of the material and the constraints of the budget.
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 16, 2009
Pleasant, low-key drama about two small-town families with secrets. Though familiar in many respects, Mary Stuart Masterson's feature directorial debut has a quiet charm.
Full Review | Mar 16, 2009
With so much junk cluttering movie houses, it is a shame that it took two years for this sweet, intelligent drama to get a release before heading for DVD. But such is the sad state of the movie business.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 13, 2009
Kristen Stewart is lovely, as is Masterson's beautifully crafted first film.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 13, 2009
Superior acting elevates a small, overcrowded ensemble piece set in rural upstate New York into something a little deeper.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 13, 2009
The Cake Eaters is a bland ensemble drama with an unremarkable script.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 12, 2009
A small movie in every way, but solidly crafted and respectably acted.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 12, 2009
Masterson, like many actors, is an assured director even in her debut; working with her brother Pete as cinematographer, she creates a spell and a tenderness and pushes exactly as far as this story should go.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 12, 2009