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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.

Australian Rating: MA15+ [See Full Rating] Strong coarse language and sex scenes

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Dramas

Australian Theatrical Release:
Feb 28, 2008 Wide

US Box Office: $3,434,730

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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3/5

David Stratton

Thanks to his excellent cast, and a very light touch, Benton makes these tangled relationships both real and touching.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 19 2008 11:20 PM

At the Movies (Australia)

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Urban Cinefile Critics

A disarmingly moving film about love, relationships and secret lives.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 21 2008 10:51 PM

Urban Cinefile

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Fernando F. Croce

A ruthlessly winsome movie

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 27 2009 07:03 PM

CinePassion

N/R

Mark Bazer

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 23 2009 03:16 AM

Boston Phoenix

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1.5/5

Tony Macklin

Feast of Love is a multi-layered -- layers of baloney -- tale of pursuit of love.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 02 2009 08:09 AM

Fayetteville Free Weekly

N/R

Bob Mondello

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 18 2008 07:36 AM

NPR.org

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3/10

Heather Huntington

An overwhelming, yet boring mess.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 23 2008 10:54 PM

ReelzChannel.com

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3/5

Kevin Carr

it was definitely an interesting movie that caught my attention more than I ever expected it would

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 17 2008 11:27 PM

7M Pictures

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1/5

Alonso Duralde

Feast of Love is the kind of movie that gets conveniently omitted from résumés.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 01 2008 04:31 PM

MSNBC

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4/10

Jeff Bayer

The majority of the film is filled with arguing, betrayal and fear with a twinge of hope.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 03 2008 03:17 PM

The Scorecard Review

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1.5/4

Christian Toto

Feast of Love will fill you up with trite dialogue and sappy plot contrivances.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 05 2008 09:29 AM

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Prairie Miller

Salvaged from a tendency towards self-indulgent, far too self-conscious sentimentality, by a graceful literary elegance and sensitively shaped, meditative flow. A feast for the mind and soul.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 02 2008 12:22 PM

NewsBlaze

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2/6

David Fear

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 18 2008 03:15 AM

Time Out New York

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3/4

Jeffrey Westhoff

Has just enough honesty and heart to redeem it.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 07 2007 11:07 AM

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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3/5

S. Jhoanna Robledo

Uneven adult romantic drama doesn't stint on sex.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 22 2007 03:32 PM

Common Sense Media

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1.5/4

Brian Marder

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 20 2007 05:47 AM

Hollywood.com

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2.5/4

David N. Butterworth

Nice to look at, but about as weighty as the froth atop a tall skim latte.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 20 2007 05:47 AM

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Cynthia Fuchs

Sad as he may be in Feast of Love, Harry makes earnest efforts to inspire laughter in his sad friends and acquaintances.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 19 2007 07:05 PM

PopMatters

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2/5

Anna Smith

Swinging from mildly irritating to rather enjoyable, the film eventually settles at merely watchable.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 19 2007 03:15 AM

Empire Magazine

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Marjorie Baumgarten

What Feast of Love lacks in nutritive value it makes up for with heaping wads of artificial sweeteners.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 13 2007 05:42 AM

Austin Chronicle

 
 
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