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Feast of Love (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 105 Fresh: 43  Rotten:62 Average Rating: 5.4/10
 
Consensus: Though beautifully photographed, Feast of Love offers little beyond a trite, melodramatic character drama.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Theatrical Release: Sep 28, 2007 Wide

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--just with the wrong women. He's hoping that his relationship with sophisticated Diana (Radha... 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]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell, Billy Burke, Selma Blair

Director: Robert Benton
Screenwriter: Allison Burnett
Producer: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard S. Wright
Composer: Stephen Trask

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 5, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • NTSC
  • Keep Case
  • Dual Side

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Surround - French, Spanish
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • DTS 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurettes - "The Players of FEAST OF LOVE"
  • Disc 1/Side A: FEAST OF LOVE - Full Frame
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Disc 1/Side B: FEAST OF LOVE - Widescreen
  • Widescreen - 2.35

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1/5

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

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05/01/08
Alonso Duralde
MSNBC
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3/5

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

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03/19/08
David Stratton
At the Movies
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C

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

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03/03/08
Jeff Bayer
Daily Herald (IL)
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A disarmingly moving film about love, relationships and secret lives.

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02/21/08
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Urban Cinefile
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1.5/4

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

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02/05/08
Christian Toto
Washington Times
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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.

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02/02/08
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze
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2/6

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01/18/08
David Fear
Time Out New York
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3/4

Has just enough honesty and heart to redeem it.

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11/07/07
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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2.5/4

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

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10/20/07
David N. Butterworth
rec.arts.movies.reviews
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Sad as he may be in Feast of Love, Harry makes earnest efforts to inspire laughter in his sad friends and acquaintances.

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10/19/07
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters
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2/5

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

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10/19/07
Anna Smith
Empire Magazine
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2/5

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

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10/13/07
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
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3/5

The performances are excellent.

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10/11/07
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
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Half soap opera and half sitcom, but successful as neither.

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10/07/07
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion
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...wrought with two-dimensional characters saddled with not very believable situations. I should care about these people and do not.

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10/06/07
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
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10/06/07
Screen International
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What a pleasant surprise!

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10/06/07
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
3BlackChicks Review
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The performances are great, but in the end it's far too simplistic.

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10/06/07
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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2/4

Feast does nothing concrete to make us embrace this uneven romancer that has all the giddy spirit of a melted box of chocolates.

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10/05/07
Frank Ochieng
World Voice News
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4/5

...the movie grows sweetly affecting.

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10/05/07
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review
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