I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
by Jeff Garlin
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Actor: Garlin, Hunt, SilvermanDirector: Jeff Garlin
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 80 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-15
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Genius Products (TVN)
Movie Reviews of I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
Movie Review: A subtle American comedy - maybe that's the problem.....
Summary: 4 Stars
In this off-kilter movie Jeff Garlin creates something special and different with a great supporting cast.
If you enjoyed movies such as, 'You, Me and Everyone We Know', 'Junebug', 'Mind The Gap' and even, 'Little Miss Sunshine' you might want to see, 'I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With'.
While it's more of a comedy than any of the afore-mentioned, it shares certain traits - an interest in regular people and their lives, wry observations about the rapport that familial relationships and old friendships are founded on and a quiet feeling of abundance, even when things are going 'wrong'.
Jeff Garlin's character, James, has many things happen to him, such as losing multiple jobs in what seems to be the space of a day, but I was stuck how the possibility of money problems or 'survival issues' never played any role in the story - which in this culture is quite refreshing. It was also interesting that, in the end, James found the answers to his 'problems' from within his own life. There were no dramatic additions to his life or convenient solutions. His lack of need to control allowed his life to sort itself out. Like 'Groundhog Day' I think this movie would be of interest to psychologists.
There were many times while watching that I laughed out loud. Mr. Garlin is excellent - I don't know if much acting was required and it doesn't matter because he's so likable being himself. He's supported by an equally competent cast, some familiar some not. The actress who plays his mom is particularly funny - but again, in an understated way.
Having read other reviews here I was frankly surprised at the reaction, or lack of, to this movie. All I can assume is that many people expected Mr. Garlin to appear in something exactly like 'Curb You Enthusiasm' or have seen 'The Dark Knight' too many times. It does have the subtle, observational wit of 'Curb' but not the outrageous situations and certainly not the high volume dialog.
Finally, I'd like to thank the reviewers who panned this movie, they've enabled me to buy the DVD in 'like new' condition for under $5.00.
Summary of I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin is James, a frustrated underappreciated Chicago actor who lives with his mother. James wants three things in life: someone to love him, a great part and to lose some weight. Unfortunately, he is 0 for 3. When he bails on Overeaters Anonymous for a trip to the ice cream parlor, he meets Beth who quickly wins his heart, but will this cause James more problems than it solves? Or has he finally found someone to eat cheese with? A brilliant ensemble cast makes this story of romance quite the comedy!A romantic comedy with a meandering, almost conversational feel, I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With is a movie about overweight actor James Aaron (Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin) who lives with his mother (Mina Kolb) and hasn't had a relationship with a woman in five years. Incredibly picky about the roles he plays, James hasn't landed many acting jobs recently either, although he is the host of a junk television show. Finding solace in conversations with his friend Luca (David Pasquesi) and through eating junk food, this societal misfit walks out of an Overeaters Anonymous meeting in search of satisfaction and meaning only to enter a random ice cream parlor where he encounters Beth (Sara Silverman), an oversexed woman who takes an immediate liking to him. Thoroughly smitten, James' initial ebullience soon fizzles out and his strange relationship with Beth throws a whole different light on a chance encounter with a jazz-fan and teacher (Bonnie Hunt) in a local record store. In the end, James achieves a certain degree of independence, but the viewer is left in doubt about his relative sense of happiness and fulfillment. --Tami Horiuchi
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