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CAST & CREW
Kevin Bishop, Paul Rhys, Juliet Stevenson
Directed by Ventura Pons
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SYNOPSIS
Paul, a handsome and talented music student is employed as the page-turner at one of the world famous pianist Kennington's concerts in San Francisco. more...
MPAA RATING
Not Rated
RUNTIME
1 hour, 52 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Oct 25, 2002
Video: Jun 10, 2003
RELEASE COMPANY
TLA Releasing
GENRE
Dramas, Classical Music, Coming Of Age, Romance, Homosexuality, New York City, Students
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official Food of Love Site
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SUBMIT/EDIT ARTICLE
SUBMIT USER REVIEW
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 "A poignant and compelling story about relationships, Food of Love takes us on a bumpy but satisfying journey of the heart."
-- Urban Cinefile Critics, URBAN CINEFILE
 "A sincere but dramatically conflicted gay coming-of-age tale."
-- Frank Swietek, ONE GUY'S OPINION
"Young star Kevin Bishop plays the confused Paul with enough soul to sustain a movie that sometimes comes on like an ersatz training manual for parents of gay kids."
-- Steve Schneider, ORLANDO WEEKLY
"Despite Juliet Stevenon's attempt to bring cohesion to Pamela's emotional roller coaster life, it is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs."
-- Luisa F. Ribeiro, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE
"The film may venture into melodrama at times but it remains a moving portrait of the fragility of love and the cost of emotional closeness."
-- Michael Phillips, CITYSEARCH
"The principals in this cast are all fine, but Bishop and Stevenson are standouts."
-- Jean Lowerison, SAN DIEGO METROPOLITAN
"Chokes on its own depiction of upper-crust decorum."
-- Ernest Hardy, L.A. WEEKLY
"One of those so-so films that could have been much better."
-- Rod Armstrong, REEL.COM
"There's just not much to munch on."
-- E! ONLINE
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ROTTEN 56%
Avg. Rating: 6.3/10 |
"There's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale."
-- Megan Turner, NEW YORK POST
"An elegant work, Food of Love is as consistently engaging as it is revealing."
-- Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Food for Love endeavors and largely succeeds in lending equal weight to the emotional turmoil of its older and younger characters."
-- Jan Stuart, NEWSDAY
"Plays like a glossy melodrama that occasionally verges on camp."
-- Frank Scheck, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"I suspect that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject."
-- Andrew Sarris, NEW YORK OBSERVER
"Stevenson's performance is at once clueless and fiercely committed, a volatile combination."
-- Dennis Lim, VILLAGE VOICE
"It's the extra layer that makes this one, the movie's understanding of how disillusion and inner compromise can gradually separate a young artist from his divine spark."
-- Mick LaSalle, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"The picture seems uncertain whether it wants to be an acidic all-male All About Eve or a lush, swooning melodrama in the Intermezzo strain."
-- Dave Kehr, NEW YORK TIMES
"The performances and tight direction from Ventura Pons keep the film from descending into cheap melodrama."
-- Charles Ealy, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
-- Click to read the article.
-- HOUSTON CHRONICLE
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* In fairness to critics whose last name begins with a letter at the end of the alphabet, certain pages are sorted in reverse order, z-a.
* Certain "Food of Love" article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.
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