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2012-05-24 22:32:30

The Cake Eaters

This review is from: The Cake Eaters (DVD) I really love Kristen Stewart. She is a great actress. I really loved this movie. I really think women would love it more then the men will. I think anyone who likes Twilight will like this movie also. Its a great buy.

Rodney 2012-05-24 16:12:45

Surprisingly good

i totally missed this movie during theaterically realse, or perhaps it didnt even play our local theaters. Sad beacuse this is a sweet realistic tender very well acted movie. A Few charecters get very well developed & you feel for their depressing situation. A real life story genuinely told be director debuting Mary Stuart Masterson, watch on DVD or Showtime. also some very good music playts thru the movie incluidng the Wailin Jennys Begin! The Score fit the movie exactly.

2012-05-22 11:14:45

Great Movie

First, I love Kristen Stewart. Not because of Twilight, although I did enjoy the books and I did appreciate the movie. But lets be honest, Twilight was not one of the best written movies. You know it, I know it, and everyone else knows it.Cake Eaters, however, was fantastic. Kristen Stewart plays a young girl, 16 i think, with a muscular disorder and she is curious about the opposite sex. She meets a young man who has just lost his mother and they instantly have an attraction.There are a couple other side stories going on that are entertaining. All the stories share the same amount of screen time but my main interest was towards Kristen Stewart and Aaron Stanfords relationship. Bruce Dern did a fantastic job as well.I would highly recommend this movie if you are a fan of Kristen Stewart. I would also recommend Into the Wild. I cannot wait for The Runaways, K-11, and Welcome to the Rileys to come out.

2012-05-21 22:07:18

Horrible Claptrap? Close but not quite...,

The Cake Eaters is another Lifetime movie of the week in a genre I like to call "I Cry and Cry and then I Die". I don't think this film was deliberately trying to be this trite and maudlin, its just the nature of the beast. The film has the requisite whining, moaning and crying to satisfy lovers of this type of film. And it was directed by the star of many of said Lifetime movies. Plus you have "The Illness" - I call it "Movie-itis"; usually one character in this type of movie has it. It generates more whining and moaning. Watching this movie is like being stuck in a room with a bunch of unhappy housecats, and one of them is sick. You feel bad for wanting to leave the room, but you HAVE to get the HeXX out of there and quick. Want something less hokey, less of a joke? Watch the film "Passengers" - its more honest than this tripe.

2012-05-15 14:56:46

Cake Eaters

This review is from: The Cake Eaters (DVD) Although the subject matter of this movie is very sensitive and deligate, Kristen Stewart does an excellent job. It could not be easy to play this part but it shows "the not so much fun" of life and how some of the unfortunate people still crave the human desires of all of us.

MadameGeorge 2012-05-15 07:53:15

Kristen Takes the Cake

I watched the Cake Eaters a few weeks ago and flipped through it theother day once more in hopes of finding something that I missed. I wasglad that I did, because there are little things in this film thatreally make the difference. To be honest, what drew me into 'the Cake Eaters' was the fact thatKristen Stewart was in it. I saw 'Twilight' and I was not impressed,but I did not want to be too harsh on the girl, so I gave her anotherchance and I was not disappointed. Kristen plays her characterwonderfully. She is both strong and weak while being a young girl whojust wants to grow up and experience life while dealing with a diseasethat is slowly taking her life. Not to mention a mother who is out tobecome famous on her daughter's disease, instead of enabling herdaughter to experience what life she can, while she can. Thank God,there is her grandmother who brings the necessary heart and oftencomedic elements needed to keep the film moving. Kristen is believablefrom the first shot and the last was heartfelt and made me smile. There are flaws here, no doubt, when looking at the individual storiesit is your typical small town, cliché plot occurrences and obviouscharacter realizations. Though I feel that I have seen this type of story many times, indifferent arenas it is still well worth the watch and I enjoyed it forwhat it was.'The Cake Eaters' was a good film, with a familiar recipe, but KristenStewart makes it sweet.

2012-05-09 11:02:01

Great movie

I came across this movie while searching for other Kristen Stewart movies. Kristen Stewart dosen't get enough credit as she is an extremely talented actress. She plays a girl with special needs and was so believable. She really makes you feel for the character Georgia who along with her special needs has a control freak tyrant for a mother. Talia Balsam stars as the mother and she made overbearing look darn good! Bruce Dern(hilarious)and Jessie L Martin from Law and Order also star so a realy good cast as well. I loved it and definitely recommend it!

mariahc 2012-05-09 02:13:37

Cake Eaters

The movie "The Cake Eaters" is very horribly played out. The storyline is great but the way its presented is very bad. This movie gives a bad name to Kristen Stewart who plays Georgia.

Elm Tree 2012-05-04 19:43:16

Bella who? Georgia is on my mind

I was totally blown away by Kristen Stewart's performance in this movie. The character that she plays is far more complex from that "other" movie. Rent Cake Eaters instead. You will not dissapointed

2012-05-04 10:08:14

Touching Film

This film depicts the bitter-sweet story of a young woman's desire to be like all girls her age. Since she has physical limitations it is a challenge, but one she is willing to attempt. People may criticize Kristen Stewart's acting, but I think she did a beautiful portrayal of her character in this film. This may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I think it was worth seeing.

2012-04-27 17:01:53

TERRIBLE MOVIE!!!

This review is from: The Cake Eaters (DVD) I thought that this movie was going to be good based on the review everybody had left here, but holy crap! I was seriously mistaken! Im not sure if it was awful due to the poor filming, Kristen Stuart, or just the movie as a whole. I hated it. I regret buying it. It had SOOOO much potential to be a great movie, but it failed miserably.So, do unlike I did. If you think you want to buy it... Watch the freakin trailer on youtube first! I accidentally forgot to. And now Im going to have to either through this movie away or sell it for 1/8th the price I paid for it at a garage sell. Thanks for reading my review and I hope it was more helpful than all the other ones that were clearly written by people that had never seen the movie. Ps: I bought it "new" and there wasnt even any shrink wrap on it and there was a yard sale sticker on it. So to top it off I payed for a new movie (at the time costing $8) and it was used...Badly!

2012-04-27 02:36:07

Alright

This review is from: The Cake Eaters (DVD) The two leads are excellent at portraying their characters, but over time I found myself disengaged from the film. There is a young girl wanting freedom, an overbearing mother, a cool grandma, a young man looking for something...and they all do their part to bring the film to its conclusion. It's a nice movie but I was not as excited about it after I watched it.

2012-04-26 03:43:57

life can be as sweet as you make it.

I wasn't really sure if I wanted to see this film; a Twilighter friend of mine ranted and raved that it was a must watch(although she was yet to see the movie, and knew little of the plot besides "Bella"(Kristen Stewart) was in it) but being the independent and existential film enthusiast that I am, I rented it with high expectations. The Cake Eaters is a story about 16 year old Georgia(Kristen Stewart) who lives with Friedreich's Ataxia, a disease that she knows will kill her, if her overprotective mother doesn't drive her crazy first. While spending time with her grandmother(Elizabeth Ashley) who is her one escape from her mother, she meets Beagle(Aaron Stanford) an older boy who works in her schools' cafeteria, and has plenty of problems of his own. Beagle is still dealing with the recent loss of his mother, when his estranged brother Guy(Jayce Bartok) comes back into town dragging his crushed dreams of being a musician along with him. And not to mention, their father seems to be handling everything just a little too positively for Beagle to manage. Of course Georgia and Beagle turn to each other, and with the other just might be able to get through their chaotic lives. That is until Georgia pushes the fact that she wants to lose her virginity to Beagle, and now! The Cake Eaters is my updated version of A Walk to Remember. Girl has terminal disease, boy is still dealing with loss and ability to love... but this one is just a little less cookie-cutter and a little more sundance.(and a lot less romantic!)I can't say this will be a favorite, and I don't know if Stewart's Twilight fan base will enjoy it(based on the film alone)...but it is solid, enjoyable, just maybe not quite as eye-opening as it could have been.

Blake 2012-04-25 15:29:18

HORRIBLE!

This movie was so ridiculously stupid.. This movie was purely about the main character who has a disease and gets laid.

simply_fla 2012-04-20 19:35:35

The plot stated here has more action than the actual movie.

It wasn't awful, just not good. I watched it all the way through. Butthe real reason I watched it was the great reviews and because of theplot synopsis stated here in IMDb. I was definitely expecting MORE ofthis movie but in the end was somewhat disappointed. This is what i gotfrom the movie. It was sweet, lighthearted and was meant as a feel goodmovie. Set in a small, silent rural town were there's a lot of mediocreacting to be appreciated. The story goes on based on two families whosepaths are intertwined by love or perhaps, their interpretation of it.Kristen Stewart, playing "Georgia" the main character in this movie,may win your compassion or sympathy because of her illness(Friedreich's Ataxia), but the acting, end of the line, is only OK,(although I can't say she didn't try). It gets tiresome. While beingoverprotected by her family, specially a bad acting mother, she meetsthis young man, Beagle who wakes her sexual curiosity after the excusethat she is "terminally" ill. She confesses her desire to her hairdresser. Beagle's mom had recently passed away while his dad (Easy) hadbeen having a secret love affair with Georgia's grandmother for manymany years now. I am convinced the movie's flaws are a faulty indirection, then again playing a diseased character is not easy to pullof either but the other characters are worse, so... Also, I imaginemany of the great reviews has to do with the recent Twilight movie,were Kristen Stewart also stars and this has won her many fans. I dareto emphasize direction could have been a lot better. There are way toomany scenes with meaningless silence which took me to a state ofdesperation. The movie could have been reduced to 1hr if the silencepatches (trying to create ineffective suspense) were cut out. End ofthe line The movie is sweet but the characters could have been betterdeveloped and also the plot. As for the title of the movie "The CakeEaters" its metaphor doesn't do the movie justice, it seems as ifthere's going to be a little action or comedy perhaps that is totallymissing. For real,it HAD potential, oh well! I wouldn't recommendbuying the movie nor its rental. You can wait till its out in TV andthen maybe give it a watch!!!

2012-04-20 13:49:52

Kristen Stewart does it again....

This review is from: The Cake Eaters (DVD) Young actress, Kriten Stewart is on her way to becoming one of the best actresses ever! Her performance in this movie is outstanding, "she's very convincing...." Good movie.

2012-04-12 13:03:01

Kristen Stewart- Awesome

Nice movie. Recently,i saw all the movies of Kristen Stewart.... Shehas done excellent job in this movie. Don't miss this movie,You willget a piece of cake for SURE!!!! Here is the outline :- It featuresTwilight starlet Kristen Stewart as its centerpiece, a fact that themarketing guys behind the picture really want to hammer home. To getthose dollars moving, they tote the fact that the young actress hasobtained "billions of impressions" and all that hoopla, but there areeven more intriguing elements than that lying underneath the surface ofMaster son's debut directorial effort. To my surprise, The Cake Eatersis a modest and winning character drama hallmarked by strongperformances that follow stride with Jayce Bartok's sentimental script,one that creates a smart parallel between its title and the oddlytranquil world quaking underneath its theatrics. A story of twofamilies living in a small town in upstate New York, the film trots outits gallery of rural grotesques with deliberate non-emphasis, definingeach by a few quickly mapped-out quirks, a slowly developing backstory, and a varying degree of difficulty in articulating their innerlives.

samkan 2012-04-12 01:09:01

Yet Another Slice of....of Cake.

Is there a genre term for the domestic, slice-of-life melodramas aboutordinary people undergoing several ordinary life crisis, usually set ina small city/town and involving family members, ex-partners,love,death,and never so much resolved as ending with slices of hope?I'm not being a wise guy, just thought there may be a moniker for filmslike ALL THE REAL GIRLS, LONESOME JIM, TULLY, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, etc.Anyway, I never get tired of such films when they are well thought out,scripted, acted, directed, etc. THE CAKE EATERS qualifies well for thisgenre and will really pull you in. I'm just amazed so many good oneslike TCE get made. Kudos to Mary Stuart Masterson. But a bad title:This group is too sophisticated to qualify for Marie Antoinette'srabble.

julikell 2012-04-11 09:20:12

Dern and Ashley shine; Stewart is a revelation

I saw THE CAKE EATERS at the Somerville during the IFF Boston. It is a warm and memorable story about ordinary people. Kristen Stewart gives a wonderful performance, and shows the audience that vulnerable does not equal weak. And Bruce Dern and Elizabeth Ashley are stunning.Mary Stuart Masterson directed a underplayed, nuanced gem. Jayce Bartok's script is subtle.

2012-04-10 13:15:55

Difficult subject, conflicting content

Georgia (Kristen Stewart) is a 16 year old girl afflicted with Friedreich's Ataxia, a debilitating disease that often attacks first in the motor movements, gait, and speech. Those hoping this would severely limit Stewart's speaking role might be pleased to learn that her lines are appropriately diminished. I think of her as a female version of Keanu Reeves, someone who should be seen much more than heard. Nonetheless, she's disabled but still mentally aware, and she has recently become interested in boys and the idea of sex.For those who have skimmed reviews and read things about a disabled teen having sex with a beagle, have no fears. This is not that kind of movie. It's really Beagle (Aaron Stanford), the nickname for a young man named Dwight Kimbrough who works at Georgia's high school cafeteria and has just suffered the loss of his mother. The two begin an odd romance, seeking to fulfill her intercourse desire and fill his emotional void. Along the way she gets an atrociously ugly haircut for which her stylist should have been lynched, septuagenarian relatives potentially allow themselves to be accomplices to statutory rape, a prodigal son returns in a subplot more pointless than a white crayon, and the special ed. Juliet gets whisked away on her white knight's horse. Except by "whisked away" I mean "strapped to the driver by a bungee chord," and by horse I mean "beat up moped." Everything eventually, and awkwardly, comes full circle for Beagle's family as well. Beagle's father proclaims love to the woman with whom he's been infidelitous while his terminally ill wife dwindled away. The pointless brother finds resolution at his mother's grave. Beagle celebrates his awkward and probably illegal entry into manhood, dropping Georgia off at school to see her walk away like a cowgirl (because of the affliction, not Beagle's undoubtedly pedestrian efforts). Which brings me to a point: If the sexes in this movie were reversed, the reviews and position would not be the same. There would be countless people claiming that a rape had taken place, and that this movie glorifies perversion. There's definite humanity here, but there are too many unbelievable scenes and misplaced emotion for the entirety to ring true. I admit that the subject matter is difficult, and the disabled shouldn't be treated like second class citizens. I also note, however, that she couldn't possibly care for an accident, and her pregnancy would certainly add an unnecessary burden to society. Aside from perhaps Georgia herself, each and every character has a serious flaw that made them unlikeable to me. Some detestable. Maybe that's the point. Maybe the humanity is that Georgia hasn't been tainted like the others, and her wishes are not that misguided or different than the rest of us. Maybe, in some ways she's better (but probably not at acting). Jason Elin