Feast of Love | 
| Actors: Jane Alexander, Fred Ward, Morgan Freeman, Erika Marozsan, Greg Kinnear
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 2258
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dubbed, Dvd, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 102 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: MGMDM109997D
UPC: 883904099970
EAN: 0883904099970
ASIN: B0010X8NNM
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: February 5, 2008
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The warm, reassuring gravitas of Morgan Freeman anchors Feast of Love, a multi-character meditation on the mysteries of that oh-so-powerful emotion. Bradley (Greg Kinnear, Little Miss Sunshine), owner of a coffee shop in Oregon, thinks his marriage is idyllic--until his wife (Selma Blair, Hellboy) leaves him for another woman. One of Bradley's baristas (Toby Hemingway, The Covenant) falls head over heels for a girl who comes looking for a job (Alexa Davalos, The Chronicles of Riddick), but his abusive father (Fred Ward, Miami Blues) spells trouble for the relationship. Finally, a professor (Freeman) and his wife (Jane Alexander, Kramer vs. Kramer) struggle to find purpose in life in the aftermath of a personal tragedy. Though some scenes are a bit precious and the dialogue leans too much on semi-philosophical pronouncements, viewers will find it hard not to identify with the universal trials of romance and the yearning for a family. Also starring Radha Mitchell (High Art, Pitch Black) as a real estate broker who can't stop seeing a married man. Warning: Feast of Love is predominantly about the ways of the heart, it features several fairly explicit sex scenes. Directed by Robert Benton (Places in the Heart, Nobody's Fool). --Bret Fetzer
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Freeman & co make this a "feast of love" June 21, 2009
Dennis W. Wong
Despite the talents of star/narrator Morgan Freeman and Oscar winning writer/director Robert Benton (Kramer vs Kramer; Nobody's Fool), this film flopped at the bo. But don't let this dissuade you from checking this excellent film for it is definitely a meditation on life and love. With a talented cast which includes veterans Freeman and Jane Alexander, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell, Billy Barnes, Alexia Davalos, Selma Blair and Fred Ward in a very small supporting role, this film will score for anyone over 40 and above--and perhaps for anyone who is a die-hard romantic!! One esteemed critic noted that any film that features the worst performance of Fred Ward's career has gotta to be bad--I disagree!! Since he is barely in the film I don't believe that his slightly over the top performance throws the film off the rails just as much as that Sofia Coppola's performance would damage "Godfather III" greatly since it's a supporting performance. The only flaw I could denote in this generally fine film is the gratuituous scenes of sexuality which perhaps was inserted by the producer rather than Benton himself---they don't actually add anything to the movie or to the story itself. Outside of that complaint--I recommend this film.
 not much of a movie June 12, 2009
B. E Jackson (Pennsylvania)
Well this movie was no classic by any means, but watching a movie that was designed for the Lifetime Movie Network was a fairly nice way to pass the time last night.
First of all, yes, like many people, I wanted to watch this movie because the all mighty Morgan Freeman plays in it. The guy can simply turn something bad into something good JUST by his presence alone, and honestly, the 3 stars I'm giving this movie are mainly because of Morgan Freeman.
It's about two separate couples that go through relationship troubles, and Morgan always happens to be there to offer advice when needed. I had no problem with this. What WAS a big problem was the poor acting from all the other characters, especially the drunk father who wasn't believable in any way shape or form when he turned obnoxious and supposedly threatening to his sons girlfriend. Ha!
I also didn't like the guy who found out his wife liked other women, and his quest to find another girlfriend resulted in even more poor acting, and his character was someone you just didn't want to feel sorry for because of the way he handled himself- he felt like a clueless idiot.
Another problem was the very very poor ending. Not only did the movie end quite suddenly and unexpectedly, but there was hardly anything interesting about the way the story was summed up. VERY disappointing.
Despite that, I liked the story, and if you take out all the graphic nude scenes that shockingly dominate much of the film, it's not that bad of a movie. Below average for a movie involving Morgan Freeman though, without a doubt.
Do we truly see the person we love? May 20, 2009
Morten Lokkegaard (Sao Paulo Brazil)
This underrated movie has an excellent cast and asks us viewers if we truly listen to the people we love, or think we love, or we see them for what we want them to be and not much else.
The plot is intelligent and not at all as unrealistic as some of the more critical reviewers find it. If we allow ourselves a bit of self reflection we can see ourselves and our own good and bad choices in many of the characters and their choices in the movie.
And if we are lucky enough to see this early enough we might even be able to avoid a few more blunders going forward.
 Underrated heart warmer April 13, 2009
T. R. Watson (APO, AE United States)
I loved everything about this movie. Greg Kinnear and Morgan Freeman always guarantee a great flick. The performances by Alexa Davalos and Toby Hemingway stole the film though.
Harmless But Average April 6, 2009
Michael Kleeberg (Muncie IN)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Feast of Love features a series of amorous encounters cenetered around an Oregon coffee shop called Jitters, owned and operated by Bradley Smith, played by Greg Kinnear. The film provides a fairly luminous galaxy of stars such as Kinnear, Morgan Freeman and Jane Alexander the chance to play roles at which they excel: Kinnear as the amiable, aw-shucks but clueless lead role, Freeman as the sage dispenser of wisdom dispensed to other characters through dialogue and to the audience through voiceovers, Alexander as the loving but saddened nurturer, and so on. Trouble is, the script doesn't offer them the chance to do much beyond what we already know they can do. The movie doesn't set out to achieve much. It's like watching your favorite ballplayer hit a home run in a game your favorite team doesn't win. Nice, but the end result is disappointing. Feast of Love is clearly a rental, not a purchase.
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