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Cast

Heather Graham
as Pippa McGee

David Sutcliffe
as Ian

Taye Diggs
as Hemingway Jones

Sandra Oh
as Lulu

Cheryl Hines
as Roxanne

Sarah Chalke
as Jane

Reagan Pasternak
as Sydney

Keram Malicki-Sánchez
as Frank

Bruce Gray
as Malcolm McGee

Sabrina Grdevich
as Rachel

Michael McMurtry
as Luke

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Critic Reviews for Cake

Audience Reviews for Cake

• Jun 25, 2012

  A commitment-phobic travel helps her ailing father by taking over editorial duties of a wedding magazine. Oh, what this movie could have been. As it is, it's a cutsey, milquetoast romantic comedy that is altogether too happy and upbeat. Perhaps it's because it stars Heather Graham that I thought of one of my favorite moments from <i>Scrubs</i>: Graham's character tells Dr. Cox that he's got a hard candy shell and a nougat interior, and Cox replies, "Lady, people are chocolates. You know what they are? Bastards. Bastard-covered bastards with bastard filling." In this film, Graham's character, Pippa McGee's soft center is on full display from the beginning to the end, and as a result, her transformation into everything that a romantic comedy requires the protagonist to transform to is shallow and empty. But had this film taken her "point A" more seriously, exploring what it's like in all its thrill and emptiness her devil-may-care beginnings, then <I>Cake</I> would have been able to pit the reasonable rejection of love and marriage against the reasonable arguments for these institutions. And judging from her work in <i>Sidewalks in New York</i>, I suspect that even Graham might have the dramatic chops to pull it off. But the directing, acting, and screenwriting are all geared toward the saccharine instead. Oh, what this movie could have been. Overall, I wish the film were more <i>Bridesmaids</i> and less <i>The Holiday</i>.
  Jim H Super Reviewer
• Nov 22, 2008

  Very standard chick flick, but the cast work well and it's a nice watch. Heather graham really should have been more popular, she does this light type of movie very nicely.
  Nicki M Super Reviewer
• Jan 18, 2008

  heather grahem needs a new agent and needs to get back in touch with p.t anderson, shes clearly taking advice from cuba gding junior whos in the same boat, all clitches come out for this thinks its inportant when its just rubbish, i think devil wears prada came out after this, but thats how you do those films well, this isnt it
  scott g Super Reviewer
• Jan 05, 2008

  A free-spirited girl takes over part of her father's empire - a magazine called Wedding Bells. Only problem is she doesn't believe in marriage. The movie would be better if she didn't fall for the guy in the end.
  Red L Super Reviewer

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