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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiRogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiWhatever "Breaking Bread" lacks in artistic ambition, it makes up for with its good heart, sincere intentions, and, most importantly, all of those luscious images of food.
- 70Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenIt may not be so quixotic as to suggest the Middle East conflict could be resolved over a plate of creamy hummus, but the vibrant culinary documentary Breaking Bread nevertheless makes a mouthwatering case for dinner table diplomacy.
- 63Washington PostWashington PostBy lovingly examining these dishes’ cultural underpinnings, Hawk serves up an insightful introduction to a food scene at the cross-section of political strife and culinary excellence — not a full meal, exactly, but an enticing appetizer.
- 60TheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanTheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanWriter/director/producer Beth Elise Hawk has approached her first documentary as an unabashed passion project. Her enthusiasm, and general sense of joy, shine through clearly from start to finish. Though she doesn’t dig deep enough to get us much past the elevator pitch, that pitch is pretty appealing.
- 50The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergA lot of the observations in “Breaking Bread” — the repeatedly offered notions that food is a common language or that politics has no place in the kitchen — seem trite and perhaps overly optimistic. The movie would ideally be shown with an accompanying tasting menu.