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Cake (II) (2014)

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Claire becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group while grappling with her own, very raw personal tragedy.

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The acerbic, hilarious Claire Bennett becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group. 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. Written by Ben Barnz

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Self-forgiveness is a painful path. See more »

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Rated R for language, substance abuse and brief sexuality | See all certifications »

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$7,000,000 (estimated)

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$916,179 (USA) (23 January 2015)

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$1,873,547 (USA) (6 February 2015)
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Jennifer Aniston received her first ever Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for a feature film for her performance as Claire Simmons. She was nominated in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, having previously won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her work as part of the Friends (1994) ensemble cast. See more »

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Claire Bennett: This thief can cook.
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22 February 2015 | by (Belgium) – See all my reviews

'Cake' starts very promising. The main character is dealing with chronic pain and drug (ab)use. After the suicide of a girl from her support group, she starts to think about ending it herself but somehow her will to live seems to be stronger. I think this is a sensitive topic for lots of people, and it's what fascinated me enough to watch the movie. Sadly, the story starts to drag after a while and loses depth very fast.

Like many others here, I was curious about Jen's performance, because it's always nice to see another side of an actor, especially one who gets a lot of typecasting. I've always thought of her as a terrific comedy actress with an amazing sense of timing. I have to say, her performance didn't really touch me. She didn't do bad with what she got, but I missed some connection to her character. I disagree with other reviewers calling this the best performance of her career.

What makes a movie great to me is the urge to watch it again, which I didn't experience with this one. I didn't feel any emotion even though the theme is supposed to be very touching.


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