The Cake Eaters
Screen Media Films | Release Date: March 13, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
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. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
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. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Esposito
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. Read full review
70
VarietyRonnie Scheib
A vibrant, unpretentious small-town tale. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterRichard James Havis
The story is certainly predictable, but it contains just enough conflict and drama to engage the viewer. Read full review
60
Village VoiceAaron Hillis
There's no kind of wonderful in Mary Stuart Masterson's directorial debut, yet however slight her ensemble drama--about two distressed families in the Rockwellian framings of time-forgotten rural America--maybe, it's at least convincing in its genuine sweetness. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Superior acting elevates a small, overcrowded ensemble piece set in rural upstate New York into something a little deeper and truer than the mawkish disease-of-the-week movie it threatens to become. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
This is not, frankly, a movie you'll remember long after you see it. But it has just enough moments of genuine intimacy to indicate that Masterson ought to give directing another try. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesGary Goldstein
A bland ensemble drama with an unremarkable script that somehow inspired actress Mary Stuart Masterson to make her feature-directing debut. The material doesn't serve her well -- and vice versa. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Jayce Bartok--who plays Stanford's irresponsible musician brother--wrote the screenplay, whose central story of doomed young love gets lost amid the overplotting. Read full review
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