Cake
| Release Date: January 23, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 38 Critic Reviews
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10
Mixed:
26
Negative:
2
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83
Entertainment WeeklyMelissa MaerzJan 21, 2015
Aniston works so hard to avoid sentimentality that it's disappointing when it creeps into the film. Director Daniel Barnz casts everything in a blue-yellow light that oversells the melancholy mood. Read full review
83
HitfixGregory EllwoodSep 12, 2014
Mostly thanks to Barnz's direction and Aniston's performance it all starts to gel. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJan 22, 2015
What makes Aniston, of all actresses, especially right for Cake is that her comedy has always had a certain ruefulness underlying it, an understanding of life’s limits, a kind of glum acceptance. So the transition into sadness and desolation is a natural step for her. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldConnie OgleJan 22, 2015
There are some who may lament Aniston’s choice to step out of her comfortable comedy shoes and little black dresses, but the decision was sound: The best reason to see Cake — the sort of film that makes your life look pretty good in comparison — is to watch her deliver her best dramatic performance to date. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedJan 21, 2015
Depression is a tricky subject for a movie aimed at a target audience that is depressed enough already. But this one justifies its challenges to feel-good escapism through honesty and integrity. Read full review
70
TheWrapInkoo KangJan 23, 2015
A thoughtful and frequently moving drama that insightfully illuminates what it’s like to live with illness and agony at least as well as last year’s other Best Actress vehicles like “Wild,” “Still Alice,” and “Two Days, One Night” do. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaJan 23, 2015
The one humanizing slice of Cake that is tolerable is Claire’s relationship with her Mexican housekeeper, Silvana (the terrific Adrianna Barraza, who was Oscar-nominated for 2006’s “Babel”). Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJan 22, 2015
I wish the movie were messier, more surprising. But as with most of what we see, made on small budgets and large: The performances are not the problem. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 21, 2015
A comedy that barely flirts with funny and a grim weeper that never quite raises a tear, Cake has one thing going for it — Jennifer Aniston. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter TraversJan 21, 2015
If you can't see where this is going, you've probably never seen a movie before. But the script plods on, complete with an ending that futilely tries to tidy up the scenario strands. Miraculously, Aniston maintains our rooting interest. Read full review
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