Food of Love 2002

Dave Kehr, New York Times: 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. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: An elegant work, Food of Love is as consistently engaging as it is revealing. Read more

Charles Ealy, Dallas Morning News: The performances and tight direction from Ventura Pons keep the film from descending into cheap melodrama. Read more

Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly: Chokes on its own depiction of upper-crust decorum. Read more

Jan Stuart, Newsday: Food for Love endeavors and largely succeeds in lending equal weight to the emotional turmoil of its older and younger characters. Read more

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: I suspect that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: 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. Read more

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Dennis Lim, Village Voice: Stevenson's performance is at once clueless and fiercely committed, a volatile combination. Read more