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- 2006
- R
- THINKFilm
- 1 h 26 m
- 2006
- R
- THINKFilm
- 1 h 26 m
Summary When Do We Eat? is the story of the world's fastest Passover Seder that is anything but. On this night, secrets will be revealed, fantasies fulfilled, barriers broken down and some food might be consumed. (ThinkFilm)
Directed By: Salvador Litvak
Written By: Nina Davidovich, Salvador Litvak
- 2006
- R
- THINKFilm
- 1 h 26 m
- 2006
- R
- THINKFilm
- 1 h 26 m
When Do We Eat?
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Summary When Do We Eat? is the story of the world's fastest Passover Seder that is anything but. On this night, secrets will be revealed, fantasies fulfilled, barriers broken down and some food might be consumed. (ThinkFilm)
Directed By: Salvador Litvak
Written By: Nina Davidovich, Salvador Litvak
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
37
13% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
47% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
40% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
37
13% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
47% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
40% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
The film turns that stale old Seder into warmed-up dinner theater.
By the time the ending rolls around, as we watch the slow unclamping of jaws from jugulars, we feel exhausted. Imagine how the actors must have felt.
Surprisingly watchable because of its cast - especially Jack Klugman, who steals every scene he's in as Dad's paranoid survivor father. All he has to do to stand out is underact.
A tonal mess, a kitchen-sink comic melodrama that veers from broad comedy to sticky drama without ever finding a palatable or consistent tone.
Sure, the food looks good and the prayers are worth hearing, but there just isn't enough wine in the world to tempt the prophet Elijah into dropping by this household when this is the company he'll get.
An indie ethnic comedy clearly hoping to become the Jewish equivalent to "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," this well-timed offering, which arrived in time for Passover, is unlikely to have that sort of crossover appeal, or any appeal at all, for that matter.
The most persistent question asked at When Do We Eat? will probably be "When do we leave?" This abrasive Passover comedy-drama is extremely difficult to sit through, and if its makers weren't all Jewish, it would be considered anti-Semitic.
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Production Company
When Do We Eat? Inc.,
Sneak Preview Entertainment,
Pictures from the Fringe
Release Date Apr 7, 2006
Duration 1 h 26 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Sex, Drugs, and Matzoh Ball Soup
Website
http://www.whendoweeat.com/
Awards
deadCenter Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Tahoe Reno International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
San Diego Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
