Can She Bake a Cherry Pie

Can She Bake a Cherry Pie


Starring:Karen Black, Michael Emil, Michael Margotta, Martin Harvey Friedberg, Frances Fisher, Robert Hallak, Anna Raviv, Daniel W. Fischer, George Bacon, Joe Price, William Gross, Paul Williams, Robert Schwimmer, Madeline Silver, Ariela Nicole, Nicolo Ritolo, Sandra Timpani, Danielle Bates, Eva Vita, Larry David
Director: Henry Jaglom
Studio: Fox Lorber
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Nobody mixes sexy and crazy like Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces, Nashville). Black plays Zee, a paranoid New Yorker whose boyfriend has just left her. So when Eli (Michael Emil) picks her up at a cafe, she goes along with it--despite his unfortunate comb-over haircut--and the two engage in a mismatched romance. Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? can be thought of as writer-director Henry Jaglom's version of Annie Hall, with two neurotics trying to find mutual ground for love. Though the movie sometimes gets bogged down in its extensive dialogue, there are moments when both the bickering and the flirting feel remarkably genuine. Black is dynamic and makes her erratic behavior not only convincing but sympathetic. Jaglom delves into the human psyche, sometimes at the expense of story momentum, but you have to admire his willingness to let characters reveal themselves at length. --Bret Fetzer
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Well Done
 Can She Bake a Cherry Pie
Starring: Karen Black , Michael Emil , Michael Margotta , Martin Harvey Friedberg , and Frances Fisher
Director: Henry Jaglom
Manufacturer: Fox Lorber
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00007M5HM
Release Date: 2003-03-11

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Nobody mixes sexy and crazy like Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces, Nashville). Black plays Zee, a paranoid New Yorker whose boyfriend has just left her. So when Eli (Michael Emil) picks her up at a cafe, she goes along with it--despite his unfortunate comb-over haircut--and the two engage in a mismatched romance. Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? can be thought of as writer-director Henry Jaglom's version of Annie Hall, with two neurotics trying to find mutual ground for love. Though the movie sometimes gets bogged down in its extensive dialogue, there are moments when both the bickering and the flirting feel remarkably genuine. Black is dynamic and makes her erratic behavior not only convincing but sympathetic. Jaglom delves into the human psyche, sometimes at the expense of story momentum, but you have to admire his willingness to let characters reveal themselves at length. --Bret Fetzer

Description

Michael Emil and Karen Black play people that fall into a very unlikely, funny and touching relationship.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Well Done.......2006-05-13

One critic commented (I paraphrase) about another Henry Jaglom film that "most films try to lift your spirits by cheering you up. This film tries to lift your spirits by telling the truth." This applies perfectly to "Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?" As romantic comedy, it's everything "Notting Hill" is not, and (aside from being clever and funny) nothing that it is. The characters are ordinary in their life circumstances--utterly un-glamourous. Their sole distinction is in their neuroses--Eli is an obsessive rationalizer and Zee is not a little paranoid. They also happen to be very dear and decent people, which is why it is absolutely delightful to see each one weighing in and trying to correct the other's excesses. Eli tries, with little success, to get Zee to stop smoking and to chill out about being "followed"; Zee tries to get Eli to look and listen to the world about him. Their differences, of course, amount to the stereotypical male/female rational/emotional split, which director Jaglom plays off wonderfully throughout the film. The theme music ("Can She Bake a Cherry Pie" played by a rootsy New York street band) occurs to highlight the Mars/Venus conflict, and the "Scheherezade" theme also recurs with hilarious effect. The plot resolution is an absolute triumph of high cuckooheadedness. If you like humane, intelligent, outside-the-box comedy, don't miss this. (And don't be put off by the packaging--that too is part of the game.)

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