Tuesday, February 23, 2016

CAKE

REVIEWED ONLY
First question will be what did the title meant ? You'll find this out right at the end of the movie. But while watching it thinking that it could be because Claire (played by Jenifer Aniston) was addicted to pain killers due to a severe accident which she went through about a year before. Then what was it that she inclined herself every time being a passenger in her SUV driven by her servant, Savana. Nahh not because of her pain thou that was only part of the reason. End of the movie when she fought these you understand why.

This film seem to be rather straight forward but its not. So much hidden message that sometimes you think that its bringing you no where that it is directionless. We dont know what happened to her until towards the end. It needs a bit of thinking and concentration although the plot seems simple enough.

Other familiar faces are Sam worthington (Avatar), Anna Kendrics (Up in the Air), William H Macey (Rudderelss) and his real life wife Felicity Huffman (Desperate housewives). Seem that WHMacey must act with this wife like Rudderless except for Room. The boss of Newsroom is also in here thou briefly.

The movie has good acting from JA and her maid too but its draggy. Reason to stay on watching is to know what really happened to her and whats going to happen. She is suicidal BTW. On reaching the end we have to make our own conclusion.

Like in real life you must have closure to everything if not it will eat you up and you never seem to find the solution. It will torture you in and out. It will not want you to move on except to grieve and regret and mop. This was what happened to Claire. Fortunately she tried to find her answer with the help of a Ghost.

Good acting from JA which had won her award.

This film needs concentration and tolerance to the Claire character. If you are absorb with the movie you would keep on telling to yourself - WTF, move on Claire !

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