To me, this movie is perfection.

People are voting emotionally.

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Eat With Me had been in my recommendations on Netflix for ages, so finally I decided to watch it. I watch quite a few of the LGBT films on Netflix as I am a member of that community so it is nice to see it represented on film once in a while.However, I found this film just boring. Very little really happens, and when it does its so random it doesn't look or feel realistic. It feels like a plot point.The relationship between Elliot and his mother was quite sweet to watch as they reconnected with each other, and there is one hilarious scene where the mother Emma, ends up accidentally taking drugs with the nextdoor neighbour.On to the gay relationship part of the movie, the love interest, Ian, was just terrible terrible terrible - bland and clichéd. Whoever the actor is, his name fails me now he left so little impression, delivered his lines like something from a local amateur dramatic society play. Wooden, and like he was directly reading off a page from the script. There was very little development of the relationship between Elliot and Ian, and because there was no real timeline to follow you couldn't really tell how far along they were supposed to be. Neither did I really care by the end of it.The movie comes to a fairly abrupt and unsatisfying ending that doesn't really tie up any loose ends from what plot there was.To sum up, a dull distraction. Something to watch when you have nothing else to.

Here's a review for those of you wondering if you should take the time to watch this film...Eat With Me is a fine choice if you want to watch something pleasant and mild that lacks any real drama or anything that might cause you to think. It's a good looking film that's generally well acted, but it's so barely there that it's rather forgettable and if you're intolerant of clichés you'd probably best avoid the film.There's a gay son who can't commit to love and whose career is failing, a middle aged mother who is finding herself for the first time, a wacky next door neighbor who spouts off free spirit follow- your-bliss blah blah blah, and another gay guy who definitely seems too nice to want to be with the self involved main character.Other than the mother, who is the strongest and most interesting character, most of Eat With Me is unbelievable or pointless. Even the required gay film boy on boy action is the usual frantic "WE MUST MAKE LOVE NOW!" thrashing about. (No naked, just pretty upper bodies.)There is a nice (though a little silly) cameo from George Takei who more or less magically shows up and makes some sage comments about same sex love to the mother.

I'm afraid that I did not enjoy or even see the point of this film, which grew out of a well respected 2003 short.The film gets a second star only by virtue of the relative diversity of its cast and the unusual focus on an older Asian-American woman as a main character. Nevertheless, the way that another main character's sexual orientation was addressed felt a lot more dated despite its 2014 vintage. For instance, although the film takes place in Los Angeles and its immediate suburbs, a character describes hearing about "Those People on the news" (you can practically hear the capital letters) as though she had not been exposed to popular culture (much less a contemporary newscast or even a gay neighbor) for the last thirty years.As others have pointed out, the pacing is unbearably slow and the delivery of lines is wooden. Pretty much all elements of every story arc make no sense or are painfully contrived: the son's fancy apartment in view of his rundown Chinese takeaway; the late-in-the-film revelation by his colleague of her mother-like interest in him (if their interactions over the previous 75 minutes constituted maternal attention, I feel sorry for her unborn child); and the ability of just three kinds of dumplings (including -- wait for it -- chicken and THAI BASIL!) to turn around a failed business. Even the love interest's accent was off, falling awkwardly between generic "British" and a quite distinct Australian twang.Nicole Sullivan is a highlight but even she might be drawn a bit too clichéd for my liking.

An absolutely charming film! It works on so many levels - as a comedy and as a heartfelt film about a mother coming to know and understand her son. The ensemble is very good, including a great appearance by the legendary George Takei at the end. All the characters are richly drawn, including a neighbor who could be a stock character but turns our to be excellent comic relief. I saw this at Frameline and the crowd went crazy for it. This should be a hit at LGBT film festivals all year. I highly recommend seeing it. It has heart and humor and the great food will make you hungry. This is one of the best LGBT films of the year, in my opinion