Food of Love (2002)

‘Food of Love’ is a mixed bag that begins well but looses its way towards the end. Generally the performances are believable and the directing is precise and sensitive - but the script is frustrating, meandering around a gay coming out story that does not satisfy. The characters are a flawed bunch and, while that is a good thing, they tend to be one-dimensional. Juliet Stevenson over compensates as the mother, while Kevin Bishop is plain dull. Acting honours go to Paul Rhys whose subtle characterisation of a famous yet lonely concert pianist is very good.

A good try. Perhaps if they has started the movie 15 minutes before ending (when it just got to be interesting) then added the rest of a story it would have worked. And Ventura Pons stuff is usually so good............

This was OK. There appeared to be no end, there were to many loose ends that weren't tied up. I had trouble with some of the characters, you really could not feel for them and what was going on in their lives.

Althought not something I would normally watch, I really enjoyed this movie. Good when there is nothing else on or nothing better to do.

The behaviour of the 18 year old from sweet aspiring young boy to manipulative angry sod was strange but an interesting way to show a young man dealing with being gay and trying to hide it from his doting mother. The ending did not tie up all the lose ends... but hey...