Cake
After having visions of Nina, a member of her support group who killed herself, Claire Simmons who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out Nina';s husband. As she uncovers the details of Nina';s suicide and develops a poignant relationship with Nina';s husband, she also grapples with her own, very raw personal tragedy.
13 March 1950, Miami, Florida, USA
1 September 1983, Orange County, California, USA
30 December 1977, London, England, UK
23 July 1944, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
9 August 1985, Portland, Maine, USA
2 June 1970, Great Falls, Virginia, USA
3 August 1983, New York City, New York, USA
31 May 1955, Florida, USA
5 March 1956, Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico
9 December 1962, Bedford, New York, USA
25 February 1981, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
February 15, 2017
It will be a pity if viewers are too put off by the subject to see Aniston's bravura turn, a tour de force that also tells us something about what we can and can't accept in women's performances, our threshold for unlikability and unprettiness.
May 12, 2016
Despite a formidable and kaleidoscopic performance, there is a sense that the themes of human frailty and the will to heal that inform the film's narrative are beyond Aniston's abilities as a serious dramatic actress.
January 23, 2015
Jennifer Aniston burrows into Claire's walking-wounded gait and eclipsed mood.
December 22, 2015
Writer Patrick Tobin and director Daniel Barnz have a made a movie that, despite the clichéd template, manages to hold your interest. The main reason for that are the fine performances, mainly by Aniston who pilots this thing.
January 23, 2015
"A thoughtful and frequently moving drama that insightfully illuminates what it's like to live with illness and agony."
February 02, 2015
The slack and purposeless direction leaves the entire cast emoting in a void.
January 23, 2015
This Cake isn't fallen. It's just a bit deflated.
January 23, 2015
Cake could have used more layers.
June 11, 2016
Think 'Nurse Jackie' reincarnated as a lawyer. The blatant Oscar-bid timing reduces the effectiveness of Aniston's performance rather a lot. It manufactures high expectations.
December 18, 2015
Aniston isn't the only one doing good work... It's a shame the script lets them down in the end, too.
February 02, 2015
Whether or not Aniston ever gets another role like this one, I have a hard time imagining anyone else in it -- and that's the sign of a genuine actor.
December 31, 2015
In Cake, [Aniston]'s stiff, suffering, and suicidal, your mostly unwelcoming hostess for an extended pity party of personal tragedy.
