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Though light on theme and craftsmanship, The Cake Eaters relies on fine performances and brisk direction to provide an affecting tale of small-town life. Read critic reviews
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The death of the Kimbrough family matriarch affects the three male survivors of the clan. Widower Easy (Bruce Dern) tries to reconnect with his old flame, Marg (Elizabeth Ashley). Eldest son and struggling musician Guy (Jayce Bartok) moves back to town, feeling guilty that he missed the funeral. His brother, Beagle (Aaron Stanford), who was his mother's caretaker, falls for Marg's granddaughter, Georgia (Kristen Stewart), a chronically ill girl who fears her time is growing short.
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Rating: R (Some Language|Sexual Material Inv a Teen)
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Mary Stuart Masterson
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Producer: Allen Bain, Darren Goldberg, Mary Stuart Masterson, Elle Key, Jesse Scolaro
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Writer: Jayce Bartok
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Release Date (Theaters): limited
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Production Co: The 7th Floor
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The Cake Eaters: Yet another flick that showcases that Stewart is barely half as blessed in acting (Yeah, she sucks here too. Just because she gets to play an unusual role doesn't mean she does great.) as she's in looks. And yet another flick that showcases that hope comes by letting go, and sometimes the first thing you gotta let go is hope itself. Hell's bells, whatever that means. Coming back to the movie, it's a mediocre family drama which offers nothing of the sort that you need to go out of your way to watch it. In short, it's an avoidable emotional fare.
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A interesting and entertaining enough indie drama, with a pre kristin stewert twight, in one of the roles, here playing a kid with a disese, she comes off well as do others in the cast, theres some nice drama going on and a good enough watch
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Dull drama. Kristen Stewart has almost no screen presence and since hers is the main story there is not much to hold the viewer's interest. The only actors really registering at all are old pros Dern and Ashley.
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The unassuming and well-acted "The Cake Eaters" adds a new spin to the familiar story of the sex crazed teenager. Georgia(Kristen Stewart) is a 16-year old suffering from neuromuscular degeneration. Knowing she is getting worse and time is short, she would like very much to lose her virginity soon which gives her a sense of control over her life which she is clearly lacking. One day, she attends a local flea market with her grandmother(Elizabeth Ashley) where she meets Beagle(Aaron Stanford), a cafeteria worker at her high school, who is there with his father Easy(Bruce Dern), the local butcher, to try and sell his mother's(Melissa Leo, seen in flashbacks at the beginning and end) clothes. Beagle took care of his mother until she died and may also still be a virgin. Beagle and Georgia hit it off and agree to meet at her house later. Just missing this and his mother's funeral is another son, Guy(Jayce Bartok, who also wrote the screenplay), who has been out of town and touch pursuing his dreams of being a musician. While home, Guy takes the opportunity to reunite with his ex, Stephanie(Miriam Shor), a hairdresser, whom he dumped. All of these characters live in a small town where some of their actions could be perceived in the wrong way if taken out of context, especially Georgia's mom(Talia Balsam) taking tasteful photographs of her in an attempt to be the next Sally Mann and dispel any stereotypes about her daughter's condition. While all of that is nice and good, just don't bring these photographs with you to the flea market next time.
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