Cake

A single and freewheeling travel writer finds that adapting to the nine-to-five lifestyle isn't as easy as it looks when her ailing father hires her to take control of his successful bridal magazine in this marriage-minded comedy starring Heather Graham, David Sutcliffe, Sandra Oh, and Taye Diggs. ...more

Although its plot, characters, and themes stick well within the chick-lit/romantic comedy formula, this breezy Heather Graham vehicle manages to entertain thanks to a strong ensemble, a well-crafted script, and plenty of intellectual asides. Not many "date movies" have room for multiple jokes about French poststructuralism, but Cake clearly aspires to be a smarter variation on Sex and the City. Multicultural touches abound, from colorblind casting to gay sidekicks, yet the entire enterprise ...more