2008 Woodie Awards
Movie review - "Feast of Love" not for children
By Joyce Flores
Issue date: 9/28/07 Section: Opinion
Originally published: 9/24/07 at 9:04 AM CSTLast update: 10/3/07 at 3:39 PM CST
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Director: Robert Benton
Producers: Lori McCreary, Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg
Actors: Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell
Plot: "Feast of Love," based on the book by Charles Baxter, is a soulful film about looking for love and losing it. The film is viewed through the eyes of Morgan Freeman's character, Professor Harry Stevenson, a regular at a coffee shop owned by the unlucky-in-love Bradley Thomas (Greg Kinnear).
Bradley is hopelessly in love with love, constantly searching for real love, yet he doesn't seem to notice when his straight wife falls in love with another woman 2 feet away from him. His second wife describes love as nature's way of tricking people into making screaming babies. Bradley disagrees, saying love is the only meaning of life.
Overall, the whole movie is very insightful and a true portrayal of the hardships of love. It does start a little slow with everyone asking Harry for advice in the coffeehouse but evolves into a fully developed story line.
The movie has a bit too much nudity that served no purpose. The film could have stood alone without the numerous sex scenes. It is definitely not a movie for children.
Rating: R
In theaters: Today
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This reviewer also enjoyed:
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,"
"Love Actually,"and "Garden State."
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