It wasn't awful, just not good. I watched it all the way through. But the real reason I watched it was the great reviews and because of the plot synopsis stated here in IMDb. I was definitely expecting MORE of this movie but in the end was somewhat disappointed. This is what i got from the movie. It was sweet, lighthearted and was meant as a feel good movie. Set in a small, silent rural town were there's a lot of mediocre acting to be appreciated. The story goes on based on two families whose paths are intertwined by love or perhaps, their interpretation of it. Kristen Stewart, playing "Georgia" the main character in this movie, may win your compassion or sympathy because of her illness (Friedreich's Ataxia), but the acting, end of the line, is only OK, (although I can't say she didn't try). It gets tiresome. While being overprotected by her family, specially a bad acting mother, she meets this young man, Beagle who wakes her sexual curiosity after the excuse that she is "terminally" ill. She confesses her desire to her hair dresser. Beagle's mom had recently passed away while his dad (Easy) had been having a secret love affair with Georgia's grandmother for many many years now. I am convinced the movie's flaws are a faulty in direction, then again playing a diseased character is not easy to pull of either but the other characters are worse, so... Also, I imagine many of the great reviews has to do with the recent Twilight movie, were Kristen Stewart also stars and this has won her many fans. I dare to emphasize direction could have been a lot better. There are way too many scenes with meaningless silence which took me to a state of desperation. The movie could have been reduced to 1hr if the silence patches (trying to create ineffective suspense) were cut out. End of the line The movie is sweet but the characters could have been better developed and also the plot. As for the title of the movie "The Cake Eaters" its metaphor doesn't do the movie justice, it seems as if there's going to be a little action or comedy perhaps that is totally missing. For real,it HAD potential, oh well! I wouldn't recommend buying the movie nor its rental. You can wait till its out in TV and then maybe give it a watch!!!
Review of The Cake Eaters
