Feast Of Love Movie
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A story for anyone with an appetite for love.
A meditation on love and its various incarnations, set within a community of friends in Oregon. and is described as an exploration of the magical, mysterious and sometimes painful incarnations of love.
| Morgan Freeman | Harry Stevenson |
| Greg Kinnear | Bradley Thomas |
| Radha Mitchell | Diana |
| Billy Burke | David Watson |
| Selma Blair | Kathryn |
| Alexa Davalos | Chloe |
| Toby Hemingway | Oscar |
| Stana Katic | Jenny |
| Erika Marozsán | Margaret Vekashi |
| Jane Alexander | Esther Stevenson |
| Fred Ward | Bat |
| Margo Martindale | Mrs. Maggarolian |
| Missi Pyle | Agatha |
| Shannon Lucio | Janey |
| Alex Mentzel | Billy |
| Robert Benton |
6.70 out of 10 (588 votes)
Visitor Reviews
A nice enjoyable movie for everyone (most everyone, except for those who are shy about nudity)
posted on 06 Aug 2009This movie was like a good book, one that you can curl up with and enjoy from start to finish. There were strong multiple stories, especially the characters who were in situations that they knew were hurting themselves as well as others.As usual the narration of Morgan Freeman is worth the price of admission. For most of the movie he hides his own pain, but at the same time is able to reach out to help those who need it.Perhaps it's not a movie for everyone, but if you've been around for a while, you can certainly identify with some of the characters and their stories. This is one of the better pictures I've seen this year (albeit there weren't very many good pictures this year) and I would highly recommend it.
Is Love number one or number two?
posted on 21 Jul 2009Greetings again from the darkness. Director Robert Benton has only made 11 movies in 35 years. What is consistent with each of his films is the way he peels back the layers of humanity. He really explores the different personalities in people. Think of the Hoffman/Streep split in "Kramer vs. Kramer" and you will see the similarities with the break-up here of Greg Kinnear and Selma Blair. The number of intimate moments and personal insecurities are too many to count ... just like real life.Rarely do you see one partner slap the other in the midst of an affair when the one slapping is trying to lecture the soon-to-be-married other one that her morals need to be straightened out before she weds. In other words ... do as I say, not as I do. Another good story line involved two young broken people who try to accept that life and love can be good. Played well by Toby Hemingway and a stunning Alexa Davalos, the two lovers have overcome much in their lives and certainly appreciate the bond they have.The best story line in the film is the magic of Morgan Freeman and Jane Alexander, playing the oldest interracial couple I can remember seeing on film. They are both hurting deeply from the loss of a son, yet the strength of their relationship allows them to deal with grief in separate ways, while still being there for each other. Two excellent performances.The center of the film is the lovable, clueless, hopeless-romantic played by underrated actor Greg Kinnear. We see two relationships (Selma Blair and Radha Mitchell) end badly for him, yet he clings to his belief that LOVE is what it's all about.I like how the only kids involved in this real world mess are old enough to make their own decisions. It would have been easy to toss in a kid or two to tug even harder at the tear ducts, but this remained an adult story for adults ... and there are far too few of these. Be forewarned , this is no light-hearted chick flick. It could be termed a romantic drama but more accurately a human drama.
Could Be Entitled, "Fits Of Love"
posted on 03 Jul 2009I have always enjoyed the wise-man roles of Morgan Freeman. He does just another fine job, in this movie too. Also, I liked Greg Kinnear, and his average-guy roles. But in this one- he takes a real bad emotional beating from two spouses....in a row! But, being the non-vindictive nice-guy, he holds no resentments to his exes. What a guy! The young characters Oscar, and Chloe really hit a soft spot in me. Only because I have witnessed some truly tragic love-at-first sight romances myself.I was mesmerized by Radha Mitchell's appearance in Man On Fire, and Silent Hill...but was very impressed by her baring all(what a stunner!) in this film. She has that ultra-sexy, Mariel Hemingway-like look to her that leaves me breathless. She will definitely have a following after this movie, now. I think there is no comparison between her, and Naomi Watts.
Spotty
posted on 01 Jul 2009We follow the intimate relationships between Harry and Esther, Bradley and Kathryn, Chloe and Oscar, Diana and Bradley, Jenny and Kathryn, Diana and David, and Bradley and Margit. I guess that justifies the movie's title, but it's a bit much to expand on in a little over and hour and a half. We hardly get to know any of these people more than superficially.Bradley (a proprietor of a small coffee shop in Portland, Oregon) is at the center. Before the movie is over he has gone through two women and is on his third. Diana describes him as not stupid or inconsiderate, not obnoxious or violent, not boring, not a bad dresser, not unemployed, and not unhandsome. She also remarks that an absence of disqualifiers is a rare thing. But in the end that is not enough for her, and it is not enough for us. What is it that makes Bradley interesting? We do not see. He is supposed to be an artist by avocation, but we never see any of his work. We don't know what interests him besides his feeling that "love is everything."After over six years of marriage Kathryn leaves Bradley for Jenny. When Jenny picks Kathryn up in her jeep and says, "Oh, man, we're going to have adventures, you and me," we are interested and would like to see *that* movie. But that's about the last we see of those two. Instead we go back to the rather uninteresting Bradley. There are other occasional scenes where the movie comes to life, like scenes between Diana and David--getting to know those two would also have proved interesting. Who are all these people? We never get beyond the surface. Perhaps we get to know the story of an older professor (Morgan Freeman) and his wife as well as any other, but it gets a bit tiresome seeing Freeman pop up every ten minutes or so dispensing wisdom and philosophy. Then there is Oscar's ridiculous alcoholic father who is jealous of Oscar's relationship with Chloe to the point of threatening her with a knife several times, the last time because he blames her for his son's death from a congenital heart defect. That doesn't make much sense.The thing that most impressed me were the lighting and framing, particularly in scenes of couples in ordinary settings. There are also several sex scenes that are nicely filmed.
A rare gem
posted on 17 Jun 2009A movie that manages to be genuine while making you laugh and cry at the fates of the characters in it. I usually go for romantic comedies rather than drama, but this mix of drama, romance and comedy really did it for me. It did not go overboard in trying to make the viewers cry, like so many dramas tend to do and it managed to mix sad comedy with funny comedy - the way they mix in real life as well.Morgan Freeman is the veritable pillar that holds the whole thing together. One of his better roles (as opposed to many movies that he's been hired to be "the grave guy") and reflects the wisdom of old age very well.
romantic comedy without the romance or the comedy- AVOID
posted on 22 May 2009*contains spoilers*My friends and I were in the mood for a light-hearted comedy, as the previews seemed to indicate. It looks like one of those stories where guy gets dumped, meets nice girl, pulls himself up by the bootstraps, gets his dog back, and heals his heart. WRONG! The plot goes more along the lines of guy gets dumped, lots of people have sex or walk around naked, guy pathetically buys dog from nephew, plot goes nowhere. I have no idea how it ends because after an hour, we gave up and walked out. It was that bad. Weak storyline, predictable and uninspired dialogue, unimaginative (and excessive) nudity and sex for its R rating. Even if you view the movie as a drama instead of a potential romantic comedy, it still lacks depth and doesn't tie you to any of the characters. I found myself watching the scenes in the hope that just maybe the dog would be on camera- at least he was likable and interesting. No such luck. Watch some of the rainy scenes- you can see the sunshine in the background even in the big storm scenes. Altogether awful awful movie.Don't waste your time, money, or spot in your rental queue. Worst movie I've seen in years.
What people don't see
posted on 20 May 2009I would have to say as a young person seeing this film changed everything for me. For all of those who left thinking it was a bad movie well in the end you did waste your time. This is one of the best movies I have seen. I fell in love with all the characters and even though it takes some time to start it was good. In all It really does make you think about your life and it does give you hope. Though their were a couple of sex scenes that didn't need to be included it wasn't like in other movies were they exploit more then needed. It was simple and not to graphic. It was a great movie and if you couldn't stay and watch then it wasn't the right movie for you. Other then that this was a great director and he does portray life the way it really is. He doesn't give us bull stories that we would like to see but only what we don't. Not everyone can understand that.
a realistic approach
posted on 24 Apr 2009i rented this movie the other night. i had not heard of it before, nor was i expecting much from it. now, i am normally a snob when it comes to movies and don't like very many. it takes a lot of move me. well, this movie did it for me. i thought it showed three amazingly realistic portrayals of how life can be when in love...three different types of love even...having a B.S. in Counseling Psychology i recognized sternberg's triangular love theory here...morgan freeman's companionate love, chloe and Oscar's consummate love and greg kinnear's characters fatuous love and then empty love...i have looked at IMDb.com for years but never felt compelled to join until i read the criticisms written for this movie, especially the ones calling it garbage and protesting that a love like chloe and Oscar's could not exist. well, i hate to break it to you, but i have that love. and it came almost that way. we saw each other...and we just knew it was meant to be. the first night he came to my house he stayed and never left. so, for those who say it's over dramatic and unrealistic, let me tell you that i am living it (hopefully with a different ending)...this movie, to me was amazing. i loved the way morgan freeman appeared to know everything while greg kinnear seemed to know nothing and at the end of the movie, it was greg who schooled morgan.why did you all seem to miss this? i would highly recommend this to anyone who has any interest in the human psyche as well as the ways of love.
good movie well acted
posted on 14 Apr 2009This movie is very well acted and has a good story line. There's Morgan Freeman the "wise old man", who is friends with Greg Kinnear, who is a bit naive when it comes to love despite his bad experiences, which make his character more enjoyable. And there are the two young loves, both with hard past. The two actors who portrayed these characters, this was the first time I've seen either or them, and I hope to see them again both gave excellent performances. The only complaint is the overly graphic sex scenes. They could of been toned down a bit. It was a bit too much and it did take away from a good and interesting plot. Overall this is a good movie that is worth going to see.
Feast of Love :)
posted on 10 Apr 2009The strongest characters are Morgan Freeman's and Greg Kinnear's. They each suffer and love greatly.There's a lot of nudity in the film that i could have lived without, but Robert Benton delivers another solid film. It breaks my heart that movies like Crash get recognized while others may not do so well. Here's hoping you see this movie. Watch the trailer. Everyone I've talked to seems excited about this movie once they look into it a little bit.By the way, I'm looking at the message board: everyone's stories are explored. There are tons of characters and of course, like I mentioned before Morgan's and Greg's characters are the strongest. And the movie focuses the most on them.
This is a good one!
posted on 27 Mar 2009Great writing, great acting,(not a weak performance in the movie) a believable story line. Yes, it is a story of changing relationships and how we adjust to them. Someone in here mentioned gratuitous sex. No...the sex scenes were a necessary part of this movie it is nice to see that they were left in and not cut out making the movie jumpy. Is it just me, or do you too also want Morgan Freeman to be your next door neighbor after seeing this movie? Greg Kinnear once again shows his very strong acting range. Selma Blair...oh my is she a gem or what? Not enough of her in the movie would probably be my only complaint. It would have been interesting to see how her relationship actually progressed.
Depressingly Bad
posted on 21 Mar 2009This is a movie I really wanted to like. Not only was it filmed in Portland, OR where I live, but I was also an extra in it. So, I went into the movie theater expecting a film that was if at least not award-worthy, was a thought-provoking & well-made picture. Plus, it had Greg Kinnear & Morgan Freeman- both Oscar winners- what could go wrong? Everything.I have not read the book on which this was based, but I cannot imagine it had the simplistic, contrived, and corny plot that the movie contained. The pacing was so painfully slow and quiet, I could hear our crowded theater straining in their seats to stay awake during the long shots of Greg Kinnear's glossy eyes trying to convey his disbelief at why another woman has left him (dude maybe it IS you!)Even harder to explain is why the director felt it was necessary to have so many sex scenes. 'Feast of Flesh' would have been a better title. Didn't gratuitous nudity go out of style after 'Basic Instinct'? I like a passionate love scene as much as the next, but when you have EVERY sexual encounter involve the woman grinding away on top of the man (who of course isn't showing any of HIS private parts!) it becomes very tacky and cheap. Okay Rhada Mitchell is HOT, we get it! Can she have a conversation with a bra on at least? Nudity does not convey intimacy- emotions convey intimacy.So, if you want to bored senseless for long stretches of time, by all means see this movie. You can then decide if this movies suffers from: 1. a lack of music/score (I could have heard a pin drop at times), 2. trying to mish-mash multiple plot lines poorly, 3. not developing characters enough so we don't connect or relate, or 4. theme about the "mystery of love" is a very cliché & tired concept.This movie does not prove a thing about the wonder of love- just because the girl knew her boyfriend would die but married him anyway- is probably the 100th movie to do this (see 'Love Story', 'Dying Young', or 'My Life'). I got what the director was trying to show us, but it wasn't original, didn't explore anything new, or move me. All this movie proves is that good directors can make bad movies!
Contrived! Incredulous!
posted on 30 Jan 2009Saw this movie last night in a preview. Had high hopes from the cast and the director. Hopes were dashed on the rocks of cinematic stupidity. At the core of this movie is the story of three couples and their loves, losses, toils and tears.Morgan Freeman and Jane Alexander play the older, wiser couple who are suffering a heartbreak which is revealed about 1/3 of the way through the movie. Of the three couples, they are the most interesting and the least explored. Here we have an inter-racial couple in their late sixties facing their mortality with a deep abiding love. I could have watched them for 1.5 hours! Couple their interesting story with the fine acting that these pro's deliver and you'd have a great movie.Greg Kinnear and X are the second "middle-aged" couple. I say X because Greg goes through several women in the movie.Toby Hemingway and Alexa Davalos are the young couple. Romeo and Juliet, young love, yada yada yada.What annoyed me about the movie were the constant coincidences. I think only 10 people live in Portland and they all sleep together. On scene involves Greg Kinnear and his new wife Radha Mitchell (who just ended a long affair with a married man, but kept his shirt). Greg and Radha jaunt off to a party with Radha wear the aforementioned shirt. Guess who is at the party? Yup - married man and wife who Radha the real estate agent sold a house to years ago (which started the affair). Of course wife recognizes Radha the Realtor and has to say hello where she of course recognizes the shirt since it happened to be a birthday gift from her to her cheatin' husband. And of course that shirt was missing a tell-tale button which eliminated any possibility of a duplicate. Thus drama ensued...Another scene that stretched my credulity followed quickly afterward when Greg Kinnear's character decides his body must feel the same pain as his heart and slices off the tip of his finger. Rushed to the hospital by wise and kindly Morgan Freeman who continuously admonishes him to stop telling people he did it himself, Greg falls in love with the Doctor who stitches him up. What was amazing was the Doctor falls in love with the crazy guy who just chopped his finger off.Oh and the movie had way too much nudity. I'm not a prude but I'm not a fan of excessive nudity for the sake of nudity. Same with some of the coarse language.Overall rating: I wouldn't pay an airline $3 for the headphones to hear this movie!
More like "Feast of Lust", with a little real "love" at the end
posted on 20 Jan 2009only good thing about this movie was Bradley because i connected with him and i feel like him most of the time, though maybe not quite as nice lol. Morgan freeman was good as always but the movie itself didn't really have any kind of message. i gave it 2 stars for those 2 actors. everyone else was lame. it wasn't like Rocky or something where it had a inspirational message of if you try hard enough you can beat the odds, go the distance etc. this like the OP, this seemed to be like don't get married which is stupid, Hollywood likes to make it seem like EVERYONE is cheating on everyone else. thats not true, most normal ppl do stay together for quite a while. and not everyone who is married is cheating on there spouse. i hated that radha Michelle, she frig-gin played him so bad and then left him for that other cheating mofo, it was like wtf that guy slapped her and was also a cheater. so what was the point of that, a cheater can trust another cheater? stupid. but when Bradley met that doctor i was no way, most doctors are NOT nice and pretty like that, that was so Hollywood "chance" meeting right there. i was expecting a different kind of movie, like more romantic not this super depressing nihilistic crap. and whats with movies these days showcasing "city hall" weddings and not getting married in the holy church? stuff like that bugs me to no end. even Indiana Jones got married in a church, but not other "real life" type movies? another thing i didn't like was how loose everyone was, i mean seriously you meet someone for 2 seconds and boom, your in bed with cm on? MAKING A SEX TAPE WITH THEM??? OK, i think they doomed each other with taking advice from a slutty goth chick. ugh, this movie was so stupid, my brain hurts from the lameness.
If the title and poster make you think "Love actually", think again
posted on 18 Jan 2009The title and poster of this movie is deceptive, making you think of "Love actually". "Feast of love" (a book-adapted movie) is more pensive, and at times sad, although there is of course the lighter side. I often think that it's a sign of laziness when a film critic quotes dialogues, but when two of the most widely-read critics do the same, there should be some meaning to it.It's like this. The movie starts with Morgan Freeman playing a retired philosophy professor, sleepless in Portland (close enough to Seattle), walks pensively from his house, with voice over of his thoughts, something to the effect of: The Greek gods were bored, invented humans, still bored, invented love (which was not boring), tried it themselves and invented laughter so they could stand it. That sets the tone of the movie.And while we are on philosophical thoughts, one question that is asked repeatedly in the movie is whether love is just something to ensure the creation of new babies. This vaguely echoes Shaw's "Man and superman" (what he himself calls "a comedy and a philosophy"), the "Life Force" that brings a man and a women together in a "supreme moment", and all that.With considerable simplification, one could say that the movie builds on the stories of three couples. Freeman and Jane Alexander play a couple who has recently lost their son to drug addiction and the deepest tragedy it that they never knew the truth until it was too late, seeing their son only as what appears on the surface, a successful doctor. In the second story we witness how a young couple meet (played by Toby Hemingway and Alexa Blair) , fall in love and dream about a wonderful future when they, leaving their poverty behind, build a beautiful family with lots of kids. The third story (which is in fact the main plot) is about a man's relationship with three women, no, not simultaneously but successively. Greg Kinnear plays an otherwise undistinguished man with Snow White simplicity and purity. Surely, he doesn't deserve the agony of losing his first wife to her randomly-encountered lesbian lover, and his second wife to her formal adultery lover. Still, he finds true love and happiness when he encounters a doctor who does appreciate him. Here, it's the second relationship that take the spotlight, with Radha Mitchell portraying an attractive women who is driven essentially by her reckless passion. In a way, this movie suffers in not fitting neatly into a niche (as "Love actually" does) and therefore not pleasing some people. But although it does not have the depth of serious dramas, this move has its moments. And despite the opening quote, this movie has a wider scope than mere romantic love, as we find in the end. There is also a positive message, however cliché, that with the tragedies that bring so much sorrow, life goes on and if we make the best of it, we'll see the blessings. The performances will not bring Oscar nominations, as one critic puts it. But I would add that the acting from a rather large cast is uniformly above being mere competence.
Great film, definitely not for everybody
posted on 18 Jan 2009This was an extremely touching film, and one that had both myself and the missus weeping at the end. The movie is definitely not for everybody. Nothing blows up, nobody turns into robot cars, and there were no car chases. Morgan Freeman and Greg Kinnear were great as usual, and the cast of younger actors were unexpectedly good. The scenes with the dog were a little contrived, I must admit. But overall I thought the film was well conceived and executed. The acting was top-notch. I was pleasantly surprised at the tasteful full-frontal nudity throughout the film. Very old-school, it was!! I give it two thumbs up.
Well acted, not well attended
posted on 19 Dec 2008My wife an I saw this a few days ago, a late show on a Friday which we thought might be crowded. But, only two other people were in the theater. That does not bode well for the box office for this film. We both enjoyed it. Once again Morgan Freemen does a great job as the wise old man knowing just what to say and do. He always is a joy to watch. The story is a indeed a feast of love, with multiple types of love unfolding among all the characters. The character of Diana (Radha Mitchell) is particularly well done if not very sympathetic. And Greg Kinnear plays his likable "I'm just a dupe of love" character equally well. A well done movie on relationships and their complexity, but without the non-stop action young fans want in films this will likely only get a niche audience in theaters with most folks waiting for the DVD or cable to check this one out.
Hold you feet to the fire... it's fun!
posted on 23 Nov 2008OK I need to say right off that since I'm actually in the movie, I might be a little biased. That being said I'll still tell you what I thought.Hi!, I'm Bradley(apparently). At times I felt like I was watching my life unfold before my eyes as an unauthorized biography, I Kept flinching as the plot kept changing. OK the acting was very well done, I felt the director coaxed every little bit of just the right emotions out of pretty much all the actors in this dynamic and wide ranging ensemble. Kudo's to the screenwriter Allison Burnett! She gave us an excellent working translation of the book from which this film is based upon.I laughed at many points, cried at even more times and loved as much as the characters loved. I was allowed the chance to "Join" the actors in their lives as we glimpsed short snippets of each of their lives in turn. I was blessed and cursed at the same time. Sometimes a movie... usually a very "smart" movie will seem to 'hit too close to home'. This leaves the watcher with a bitter sweet taste in their mouth. Well I think I will do as Bradley would and choose to taste the sweet and possibly close my eyes to the bitter, allowing me to remember this film for the obvious love that went into each performance and care in selecting every frame filmed! I loved it.. You must go see it for yourself... as everyone will have this movie come at them in a different way and touch them, forever opening their eyes! ( I sincerely hope).P.S. Cheating spouses beware! you may get well deserved rotten food thrown at you on the way out!
a sturdy 3/10
posted on 19 Nov 2008OK, let me just start off by saying that if you aren't 15 and madly in love or in a mid-life crisis, this movie will seem extremely extremely cheesy...By cheesy, I mean "I wanted to feel in my body as much pain as I feel in my heart" (get over yourself)... and the actor is meant to say this without laughing. Seriously though i found some parts of the dialog excruciating. As well, who talks about their recently turned lesbian ex-wife to a complete stranger? Also the story itself seems to have been written by either a 15 year old or a midlife criser. It's just so cliché... the young couple with a tragic end, the alcoholic father, the cutely naive 40 year old who gets his heart stomped on over and over again, and above all, the wise old black man. I think it's about time for Morgan Freeman to find other parts to play... It's also cliché in that everyone falls in love at first sight, somehow confusing lust for love.The acting was overall OK, though sometimes Kinnear makes you raise an eyebrow. Truly, I think the producers noticed the movie wouldn't have cut it, so they decided to throw in a few naked chicks and I guess it works, I mean i stayed till the end. The only reason i stayed though was for Alexa Davalos (bom chicka wah wah).This could have been a really really good soap opera.
Brilliantly and subtly done by all
posted on 26 Aug 2009This flick isn't at all about the plot, but the steps in between.The surprises are layered within the well-constructed dialogue, variety of characters and the performances of the actors.As always Freeman is perfect in understatement, Kinnear is his bumbling & attractive self. Blair, Mitchell, Hemingway and Davalos are inspiring and liven the screen. The support roles add just as much to the story as any and add the perfect amount of colour.This is a well-written and well-crafted film, touching all the right bases and pushing all the right buttons.Absolutely recommended for those who like sunshine on their face.