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When Do We Eat?
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 15 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 12 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Written by:
Nina Davidovich
Salvador Litvak
Directed by: Salvador Litvak
Release Date:
Theatrical: April 7, 2006
DVD: August 22, 2006
Running Time: 93 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for drug use, language and some sexual content
Starring Lesley Ann Warren, Michael Lerner, Max Greenfield, Shiri Appleby, Ben Feldman, Mili Avital, Meredith Scott Lynn, Adam Lamberg, Cynda Williams, Mark Ivanir, Jack Klugman, and Oscar Nunez
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)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Litvak's broad comedy has novelty on its side, and though the script never rises above sitcom-style one-liners and sight gags, strong performances invest both the jokes and the syrupy moments of forgiveness and reconciliation with no small measure of, yes, heart.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
The film turns that stale old Seder into warmed-up dinner theater.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Jessica Reaves
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.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
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.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Connie Ogle
It's possible to achieve hilarity and pathos, but it's not easy, and Litvak isn't quite skilled enough to make the sex jokes rest easily beside the final grandiose and pat confessions. As a result, When Do We Eat? merely whets your appetite for a fresh take on family matters.
Read Full Review >Variety Peter Debruge
Success depends on the degree to which Jewish auds connect with the broadly drawn stereotypes; gentiles and others are sure to pass over this culturally specific comedy altogether.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
A tonal mess, a kitchen-sink comic melodrama that veers from broad comedy to sticky drama without ever finding a palatable or consistent tone.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Carina Chocano
A self-consciously zany dysfunctional family comedy, When Do We Eat? strains so hard to be outrageous that it sacrifices characters for caricatures. They might have had something if they'd let everybody relax, be themselves and enjoy dinner.
Read Full Review >USA Today Claudia Puig
Yearns to be fresh but ends up tasteless. It's as drawn-out, forced and annoying as a holiday meal with a dozen carping relatives.
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Jason Anderson
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.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
This 2005 farce about a hellish Passover seder panders to middle-class Jews as gleefully as Tyler Perry's movies pander to middle-class African-Americans, though there's less religiosity and a greater degree of self-hatred in the vulgar stereotypes.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck
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.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Neil Genzlinger
In his sour little movie When Do We Eat?, the director Salvador Litvak, like many before him, misses the target, landing instead in the adjacent territories of Tries Too Hard and Bad Taste.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Stephen Hunter
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.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 6.5 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Lori O gave it a10:
This was a pleasantly, surprisingly magnificent film: funny, smart and sweet. I actually ended up buying it for my boyfriend's mom's mothers-day gift. The only reason I can figure poor ratings is due to critics unfamiliar with Jewish culture. It is possible that you would have to be Jewish to understand all of the cultural humor. I cannot tell you how many times l laughed and almost cried. You MUST watch the entire film, and do not miss the Rabbis commentary. This movie is so incredibly heart-warming, by the end I felt like I had fallen in love. Any generation of Jewish-American can enjoy: us kids in our late 20's, our parents, and even our Grammie! Not recommended for ultra-conservative types due to some swears as well as inconsequential sexual and drug-use "suggestiveness". No actual drug use or sex is depicted in this film.
Harry C. gave it a10:
Delightful! I am not surprised this film gets both 1's and 10's - it is extreme, and that's exactly what makes it wonderful. If you like pap, this is not for you, but if you have a sense of humor and depth in your heart, you will relish this. And as for the critics - BLAH BLAH BLAH, PC nonsense.
Blisterfish Cafe gave it a1:
Toilets. All I could think about while watching this film was toilets. I don't like men in funny hats. I don't like men who light candles when their mouth is open. Bad film. Please use your time and money in a better way.
Robert T. gave it a0:
ANYBODY that even found this movie bearable to sit through needs his or her head checked.
Jaime D. gave it a10:
A movie that extends the limits of conventional comedy and established good taste. It portraits the decadence of american society ( not only jewish). A must see to mirror ourselves .Despite it's anti conventions, this movie gives redemption and uplifting. Welcome to the USA.
Eric A. gave it a9:
Sweet, poignant, surprising and ultimately spiritual. For anyone who has endured a comedic, dysfunctional family holiday gathering, and certainly for Seder lovers.
Philip F. gave it a10:
A terrifically funny comedy of a dysfunctional family. A religious holiday is the backdrop but is only that: backdrop. The real dramatic interest is a family at a holiday time. It can be any family in any holiday: Passover, Christmas, it doesn't matter.
