Cake was my 1 Pointer and I believe it's a solid movie that deserved to make the countdown.
Cake (2014)
Jennifer wants her cake but will she eat it too? Or does she prefer a vodka cocktail with a pill chaser?
All it took for me to like Jennifer Aniston was to scrub the glamor off her pretty face, throw on a half dozen gnarly scars and plop her down in a drama like
Cake!
Sure, I liked Jennifer on
Friends, who didn't? But somehow I always thought of her as a light comedic actress suited for roles like
Office Space. As soon as
Cake started I could see more than just those applique scars on her face. I seen a brilliant actress who just needed to find the right role in the right movie to shine.
Cake is that movie.
Jennifer plays Claire, a sarcastic but likable wreck of a woman. Her car was smashed and so was her body, but the worst damage was from a personal lost. She's in chronic pain both physically and mentally. She's enrolled in a chronic pain group where she becomes fascinated with a woman who committed suicide. The film follows her as she comes to grips with her own desperate problems.
Cake feels like a look into the world of a real person, with real problems. It's simple, yet effective. We can't help but like her, but she doesn't seem to deserve any sympathy.
Cake is a fine example of indie film making, it's never over the top and stays true to itself.
Jennifer Aniston deserved an Academy nomination for her performance. Sadly she didn't get one.