Review of Caffeine (2006) by Aki L — 31 Oct 2009

This could be one of the weirdest movies I've ever seen. Even though I'm giving this a 40%, I actually enjoyed the movie. It was obviously an independent film, but it was pretty well done.

This story follows the Black Cat Cafe. It opens with a manager firing the cook because he cheated on her by having a threesome. This greatly hurts the cafe because apparently he is the only one in the whole place who can cook. The girl also has someone coming to look at the cafe so she can get a new job. It feels like a story a lot of us can relate to. Everyone at one point in their life hates their job and wants to get away, but you tend to realize that you love the place more than you think. Throughout the movie you will see gay waiters, a crazy grandmother with a shotgun, a guy crapping himself, and even a cross dresser. Very weird, but semi-entertaining.

Sorry its short, but its a film you just have to watch and make your own judgement about. Interesting to see big names like Mena Suvari (American Beauty and American Pie), Breckin Meyer (Road Trip and Can't Hardly Wait), and Katherine Heigl (Knocked Up and 27 Dresses) in such a low budget film.