Feast of love – A review
Directed by : Robert Benton
Screenplay : Allison Burnett
Genre : Drama
Certification : R - For strong sexual content, nudity & language.
This movie is based on the novel “ Feast of love” by Charles Baxter. Directed by academy award winner Robert Benton (Kramer Vs Kramer), the whole structure of the story line is built using metal frame work that is as strong as real love, bricks that were treated in the kiln of sensitivity & the concrete that is a composite combination of bonding & belonging.
This movie is best compared to a shallot. It unfolds in different layers & each layer has a message about life & its complexities. It’s like the dilemma that each one of us face at different stages of life. The love & betrayal, defeat & acceptance, attraction & therefore blindness, again… love & its sacredness & at the end….the sense of belonging is all portrayed is such delicate flavors that it tickles the viewers taste buds.
It’s basically a story about three different couples, their joys & their struggles. The message that stands out in this story is absolving the one you loved & the greatness of true love.
Morgan Freeman has done a wonderful job as the aging professor who’s very perceptive about peoples actions & gives sound advice when consulted. And yet, as a father, he fails to notice anything amiss in his doctor son who he loses to a drug overdose. It struck me how the wisest of folks don’t notice the warning signals in their own lives.
Alexa Davalos is a beauty & an actor to watch out for. Jane Alexander as Freeman’s wise & pretty anchor of a wife has played the part with absolute perfection getting under the skin of the character. Greg Kinnear plays the lost puppy falling in love at the drop of a hat. Others like Radha Mitchel, Toby Hemmingway, Billy Burke & Sema Blair all seem to fit beautifully in the melting pot called “Feast of love”. It was indeed a sumptuous spread for a quite evening.
Screenplay : Allison Burnett
Genre : Drama
Certification : R - For strong sexual content, nudity & language.
This movie is based on the novel “ Feast of love” by Charles Baxter. Directed by academy award winner Robert Benton (Kramer Vs Kramer), the whole structure of the story line is built using metal frame work that is as strong as real love, bricks that were treated in the kiln of sensitivity & the concrete that is a composite combination of bonding & belonging.
This movie is best compared to a shallot. It unfolds in different layers & each layer has a message about life & its complexities. It’s like the dilemma that each one of us face at different stages of life. The love & betrayal, defeat & acceptance, attraction & therefore blindness, again… love & its sacredness & at the end….the sense of belonging is all portrayed is such delicate flavors that it tickles the viewers taste buds.
It’s basically a story about three different couples, their joys & their struggles. The message that stands out in this story is absolving the one you loved & the greatness of true love.
Morgan Freeman has done a wonderful job as the aging professor who’s very perceptive about peoples actions & gives sound advice when consulted. And yet, as a father, he fails to notice anything amiss in his doctor son who he loses to a drug overdose. It struck me how the wisest of folks don’t notice the warning signals in their own lives.
Alexa Davalos is a beauty & an actor to watch out for. Jane Alexander as Freeman’s wise & pretty anchor of a wife has played the part with absolute perfection getting under the skin of the character. Greg Kinnear plays the lost puppy falling in love at the drop of a hat. Others like Radha Mitchel, Toby Hemmingway, Billy Burke & Sema Blair all seem to fit beautifully in the melting pot called “Feast of love”. It was indeed a sumptuous spread for a quite evening.
Plus Points: Sensitive & a feel good movie.
Minus Points: Greg Kinnear's character which is a hopeless case of cupids casualty was a bit unreal.
Movie Rating: Good
Music Rating: Fair
Copyright © BuntysBanter 2007
Minus Points: Greg Kinnear's character which is a hopeless case of cupids casualty was a bit unreal.
Movie Rating: Good
Music Rating: Fair
Copyright © BuntysBanter 2007
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