Review of Cake (2014) by Sheila O'malley for The Dissolve — 22 Jan 2015
The script has a refreshing take on the expectation that sick people should be good sports, and fit a pat, inspirational narrative about the blessings of illness. But the way the story is told, with symbols, dream sequences, flashbacks, and coy withholding, makes that setup manipulative and overdetermined.
It tries too hard, without being as deep as it thinks.
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This review of Cake (2014) was written by Sheila O'malley and published by The Dissolve on 22 Jan 2015.
Cake has generally received mixed reviews.
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