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I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006)

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Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 50
Fresh: 36 | Rotten: 14

This quirky romantic comedy's realistic depiction of a lonely guy looking for love is sure to please fans of Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin.

Average Rating: 6.8/10
Critic Reviews: 17
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 3

This quirky romantic comedy's realistic depiction of a lonely guy looking for love is sure to please fans of Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin.

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Jeff Garlin, best known for his role as Larry David's manager on Curb Your Enthusiasm, has directed standup comedy specials for Jon Stewart and Denis Leary, and makes his feature-film debut with his own adaptation of his one-man stage show, I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With. Garlin stars as James, an overweight, depressed actor who does improv at Second City. James lives with his mother (Mina Kolb) and constantly cheats on his diet. His life seems to be in a downward spiral. He quits his acting

Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.

Comedy, Romance

Directed By: Jeff Garlin

In Theaters: Apr 28, 2006 Wide

On DVD: Apr 15, 2008

IFC First Take

It's a nice little movie.

October 22, 2007 Comment

Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Top Critic

Cheese is such a small, endearing and well-observed piece -- sort of Curb Your Enthusiasm without the excruciating bits.

October 12, 2007 Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press

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Terry Lawson

Detroit Free Press

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Garlin's directing has little pacing, and many of the borderline gags could have been salvaged with some sharper editing. And there's a shocking amount of jokes and situations that just don't work.

October 5, 2007 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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G. Allen Johnson

San Francisco Chronicle

Top Critic

It celebrates its modesty, it becomes our friend, we're surprisingly touched by it even though it doesn't rock us. If there is such a thing as a must-see three-star movie, here it is.

October 5, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Critic

The cameos and local details, and even some of the gags, keep it perky.

October 5, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

I've no clue how the world will take to I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With. For Chicago, it's a scrumptious, four-star banquet.

October 4, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune

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Sid Smith

Chicago Tribune

Top Critic

Jeff Garlin exhibits an endearing enough vulnerability to pull off the Woody Allen imitation, and with the help of a stellar supporting cast which includes Bonnie Hunt, Sarah Silverman, Amy Sedaris, Tim Kazurinsky, Elle Fanning and Dan Castellaneta.

April 11, 2008 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze

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Kam Williams

NewsBlaze

Though the title could use some trimming too, the movie pulls off that delicate balancing act between creating a sympathetic big guy with a huge eating disorder, while keeping the fat jokes tastefully funny.

April 7, 2008 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze

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Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

April 7, 2008 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze

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Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

The more James groans to an unsympathetic ear, "Why would they remake Marty--it's timeless?" we wonder why Garlin didn't take his own advice

February 22, 2008 Full Review Source: I.E. Weekly

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Amy Nicholson

I.E. Weekly

You have to like James and his outlook on life. It may not be glamorous, but it's one that eventually allows James a higher lever of satisfaction.

December 7, 2007 Comment

Marta Barber

Miami Herald

Offbeat indie romantic comedy for teens and up.

October 22, 2007 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

Garlin wrote, directed, and stars in this endearing schlub-in-Chicago movie, which is based on his solo stage show of the same title.

October 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Despite Garlin's chops and cameos from a who's who of Second City alumni, the film can't find a consistent comic groove.

October 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Time Out New York

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David Fear

Time Out New York

Some of James' adventures go nowhere, but his encounters with females ... are loaded with humor and warmth.

October 5, 2007 Comment

Sean Means

Salt Lake Tribune

..about as small as movies get, yet often, unexpectedly, as moving.

October 5, 2007 Full Review Source: Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)

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Josh Larsen

Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)

It may not exactly conform to what many people might expect to see from a current-day romantic comedy, it is one of the more satisfying examples of the genre to come along in recent months.

October 4, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Peter Sobczynski

eFilmCritic.com

This is a film that can't quite decide if it wants to be a show-business spoof, a romantic comedy or an embarrassment comedy along the lines of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm.

October 4, 2007 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Jeff Vice

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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I think this was really badly marketed. From the cover it looks like a romantic comedy, only of course you expect it to have an edge as it stars Sarah Silverman, and just the title alone, you know you can expect something a little bit different. However, it is not really that type of movie at all. It is a slight,

December 30, 2008

Nicki Marie

Super Reviewer

Sarah Silvermann is my Idol.

December 8, 2009

Wahida K

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