Feast Of Love

Based on Charles Baxter’s critically acclaimed novel, Feast Of Love is a drama that follows the story of three couples and their journey to find love.

Set in the quaint suburbs of Oregon, local professor, Harry Stevenson (Morgan Freeman) witnesses and narrates the three intersecting love stories as they unfold before his eyes. He watches as love devastates, inspires, heals and shapes the lives of each of the ensemble cast members. The cast consists of unlucky in love and die-hard romantic café owner, Bradley (Greg Kinnear) and his wife Kathryn (Selma Blair). The two face marital issues and Bradley has to deal with losing his wife to another woman. Radha Mitchell who plays Diana, a cutthroat and cold real estate agent is caught in a torrid affair with a married man. While star-crossed lovers, Oscar (Toby Hemingway) troubled by a dark past and Chloe (Alexa Davalos) a self-proclaimed wild child, fall madly in love with each other.

Amidst all the cheating and betrayal, their story tells the idealistic side of young love. Harry isn’t without problems. He too is struggling with grief after suffering a loss of a beloved. To tell the truth, despite its voyeuristic nature, the script bordered on cliché and the screenplay totally ignores the character of Kathryn, robbing Selma Blair of some deserved screen time. There are definitely some solid performances; namely from Kinnear and Freeman but newcomer Alexa Davalos’ moving performance stands out the most. Nonetheless, it’s hard to dismiss the slow crawl and frustratingly scattered storyline of the film.

Cast Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell, Billy Burke, Selma Blair Director Robert Benton Runtime 102 mins Opens 10 April

Text Didi Ramlan