If one goes into Cake with the (wrong) attitude of "This is Jennifer Aniston's Big Oscar Move," they'll be disappointed. Especially if you're not into films where the main character speaks with, on several occasions, the ghost (memories) of another (dead) character.
That's because Cake -- regardless of Jennifer producing and acting in the film, and hedging her bets for Oscar gold, natch -- isn't an A-List, Oscar-caliber film. Regardless of its reported 7 to10 million budget, this is not a major studio film: Cake is, well, it plays as, an intimate, low-budget indie. Cake is the kind of "indie flick" that Miramax or Fox Searchlight would give a low-key release -- when you had to drive 15 miles to get to that one theater showing the film.
If Cake was made 30 years ago, the incredible Catherine Keener (Being John Malkovich and The 40 Year Old Virgin; I defer to the '90s indies Kicking and Screaming, Box of Moonlight; all four of her Tom DiCillo films) would have starred. Back then, Cake would have been made for about a million and a half, got great reviews, then faded away within a month -- with nary an award nod.
Regardless, Jennifer's come long way from getting her start with a guest role on Quantum Leap, as well as kicking off the Leprechaun franchise in her teens.
That's because Cake -- regardless of Jennifer producing and acting in the film, and hedging her bets for Oscar gold, natch -- isn't an A-List, Oscar-caliber film. Regardless of its reported 7 to10 million budget, this is not a major studio film: Cake is, well, it plays as, an intimate, low-budget indie. Cake is the kind of "indie flick" that Miramax or Fox Searchlight would give a low-key release -- when you had to drive 15 miles to get to that one theater showing the film.
If Cake was made 30 years ago, the incredible Catherine Keener (Being John Malkovich and The 40 Year Old Virgin; I defer to the '90s indies Kicking and Screaming, Box of Moonlight; all four of her Tom DiCillo films) would have starred. Back then, Cake would have been made for about a million and a half, got great reviews, then faded away within a month -- with nary an award nod.
Regardless, Jennifer's come long way from getting her start with a guest role on Quantum Leap, as well as kicking off the Leprechaun franchise in her teens.