Reviews

Feast of Love

Raves from Mr. Skin

By MARK BAZER | September 26, 2007

1.5 Stars

VIDEO: Watch the trailer for Feast of Love.

Feast of Love is a title that promises either extra helpings of the mysteries of the human heart or a smorgasbord of multiple positions. Director Robert Benton (The Human Stain) tends toward the latter, taking his camera repeatedly between the sheets in a movie that, however well made, is more likely to earn raves from Mr. Skin than to please fans of the insightful novel by Charles Baxter on which it’s based. Benton has some potentially interesting intersecting stories to tell: a coffee-shop owner (Greg Kinnear) who remains upbeat through one humiliating romance after another; a professor (Morgan Freeman) coping with the loss of a son; a real-estate agent (Radha Mitchell) who can’t deny her cold-blooded nature. But only the romance of two brittle twentysomethings (Toby Hemingway and Alexa Davalos) breaks free of the faux profundity and tedium that swallow up this feast whenever the characters leave the bedroom.

Related: War zones, Unknown, Little Miss Sunshine, More

Topics: Reviews , Celebrity News, Entertainment, Movie Stars, More

| More

Most Popular

The Current Issue

Table of Contents

Cover Archive

Masthead | Authors | Contact us

Blogs

Where To Follow Me
Talking Politics | March 24, 2013 at 11:09 AM

Mo Takes His Turn
March 21, 2013 at 12:59 PM

[Q&A] KMFDM's Sascha Konietzko on art, Columbine and having balls
On The Download | March 18, 2013 at 3:22 PM

See this film series: The Belmont World Film Series @ Studio Cinema in Belmont
Outside The Frame | March 18, 2013 at 11:00 AM

See this film: This is Spinal Tap [with post-film talk by expert from Acoustical Society of America] @ the Coolidge
March 17, 2013 at 12:00 PM

ARTICLES BY MARK BAZER

REVIEW: EXTRACT | September 02, 2009
I'm hard-pressed to say, though, whether Extract is a significant leap forward for Judge in terms of story or just not as funny as his earlier work.

SOUL MEN | November 05, 2008
Mac especially is a joy to watch, and a counterpoint to the humor elsewhere, as he breaks out Temptations-style moves with just the right mix of sly fun and respect for the music.

FILTH AND WISDOM | October 27, 2008
As the lead character narrates his “filthy” story, and those of his London flatmates/neighbors, we hit upon boredom long before wisdom can arrive.

CITY OF EMBER | October 15, 2008
Kids who see the truth when adults cannot is a central idea in children’s stories, but today’s kids would hardly recognize the grown-ups in Ember’s totalitarian society.