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Cake

2014

Daniel Barnz

Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Anna Kendrick, Sam Worthington ...

5.6

2,102

Drama A grieving mother suffering from chronic pain in the aftermath of a fatal car accident finds an unlikely source of inspiration.

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"A strong if self-consciously deglammed performance from Jennifer Aniston deserves more honest story treatment than it gets in 'Cake', a darkly amusing but overly calculated comedy-drama."	NEU
United States	Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"Aniston submits an honest, sturdy performance. However, the film (...) is less emotionally potent than it wants to be."	NEU
United States	Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times	"Ugly-ing Aniston up in 'Cake' frees her from all of the preconceptions pop culture has been imposing (...) a serious treat to see the actress stretch herself"	POS
United Kingdom	Catherine Shoard The Guardian	"As fun to watch as sciatica (...) Despite its sour centre, Cake’s conceits quickly crumble, leaving just a half-baked pity (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEG
United States	Nikola Grozdanovic IndieWire	"Thanks to a bloated screenplay from Patrick Tobin, and by-the-numbers direction from Daniel Barnz, 'Cake' wallows in self-pity too much (...) A character study of a character not worth studying.	NEG

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