| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 18, 2011

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 17, 2011

[W]hat seems at first like a lean, spare psychic space in which much is left unspoken swells to burn white-hot.

| Jul 6, 2010

formulaic tripe, catharsis-by-the-numbers.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 17, 2009

In her first feature film, Masterson creates a slice of life that is very believable (especially if you've ever seen The Jerry Springer Show), and often endearing.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 10, 2009

The Cake Eaters mistakes characters and story quirks for character and story development.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 9, 2009

The story is so wispy that it feels only half-written; basically, nothing much happens here. Not a total washout, but it seems more like a 온라인카지노추천 movie.

| Mar 27, 2009

There are only so many story threads an ensemble cast can hold.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 27, 2009

Stand out performances, interesting character dynamic but overall, kind of a flat film that really doesn't have you too emotionally invested.

| Mar 23, 2009

I think there is a future in directing for Mary Stewart Masterson.

Full Review | Mar 23, 2009

These are people whose company you enjoy, in good times and bad. Taking place over a short period of time, it's a small slice of life, yes. But as the title implies, it's a tasty one as well.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 18, 2009

As directing debuts from actors and actresses go, Masterson's falls somewhere on the upper-end of the middle, a better-than-respectable effort given the difficulty of the material and the constraints of the budget.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 16, 2009

Pleasant, low-key drama about two small-town families with secrets. Though familiar in many respects, Mary Stuart Masterson's feature directorial debut has a quiet charm.

| Mar 16, 2009

With so much junk cluttering movie houses, it is a shame that it took two years for this sweet, intelligent drama to get a release before heading for DVD. But such is the sad state of the movie business.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 13, 2009

Kristen Stewart is lovely, as is Masterson's beautifully crafted first film.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 13, 2009

Superior acting elevates a small, overcrowded ensemble piece set in rural upstate New York into something a little deeper.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 13, 2009

The Cake Eaters is a bland ensemble drama with an unremarkable script.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 12, 2009

A small movie in every way, but solidly crafted and respectably acted.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 12, 2009

Masterson, like many actors, is an assured director even in her debut; working with her brother Pete as cinematographer, she creates a spell and a tenderness and pushes exactly as far as this story should go.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 12, 2009

The Cake Eaters is a small but rewarding slice of realism that is a nice antidote to the surfeit of slasher movies that have been polluting the ozone lately.

Full Review | Mar 11, 2009