Food of Love (2002)
46 %
Reviews Counted: 28 Fresh: 13 Rotten:15 Average Rating: 5.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Theatrical Release: Oct 25, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: Paul, a handsome and talented music student is employed as the page-turner at one of the world famous pianist Kennington's concerts in San Francisco. Not only is Paul diligent but also extremely attractive, a fact noticed by Kennington and his agent Mansourian, two men at the top of their... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Kevin Bishop, Paul Rhys, Juliet Stevenson, Allan Corduner, Geraldine McEwan
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08/19/03
An average coming-of-age tale elevated by the wholesome twist of a pesky mother interfering during her son's discovery of his homosexuality.
03/20/03
Young star Kevin Bishop plays the confused Paul with enough soul to sustain a movie that sometimes comes on like an ersatz training manual for parents of gay kids.
02/13/03
This is mild-mannered, been-there material given a pedestrian spin by a director who needed a touch of the flamboyant, the outrageous.
02/06/03
Despite Juliet Stevenon's attempt to bring cohesion to Pamela's emotional roller coaster life, it is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs.
12/16/02
The performances and tight direction from Ventura Pons keep the film from descending into cheap melodrama.
12/13/02
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The principals in this cast are all fine, but Bishop and Stevenson are standouts.
12/07/02
Based on a David Leavitt story, the film shares that writer's usual blend of observant cleverness, too-facile coincidence and slightly noxious preciousness.
11/26/02
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How can such a cold movie claim to express warmth and longing? In truth, it has all the heart of a porno flick (but none of the sheer lust).
11/14/02
It's the extra layer that makes this one, the movie's understanding of how disillusion and inner compromise can gradually separate a young artist from his divine spark.
11/08/02
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I suspect that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject.
11/06/02
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An elegant work, Food of Love is as consistently engaging as it is revealing.
10/31/02
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