From a review in Beliefnet: It would seem to be a fairly ironclad rule of artistic endeavor that sexual-dysfunction jokes and the Holocaust do not belong in the same film; it would probably be safest to not even shelve the two topics in the same wing of the video store. By such rigorous standards of aesthetics, it would be difficult to classify "When Do We Eat?" as anything other than a poor film--a near-complete misfire. And yet, like its Christian counterparts, "When Do We Eat?"possesses the charm of its familiarity. Ridiculous but strangely enjoyable, the film seeks to include Jews within the salad bowl of American life by virtue of being every bit as dysfunctional and ill-adjusted as their Christian compatriots. In that sense, it is a true-blue American holiday film.
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Date: 2006-04-07 03:07 pm (UTC)It would seem to be a fairly ironclad rule of artistic endeavor that sexual-dysfunction jokes and the Holocaust do not belong in the same film; it would probably be safest to not even shelve the two topics in the same wing of the video store. By such rigorous standards of aesthetics, it would be difficult to classify "When Do We Eat?" as anything other than a poor film--a near-complete misfire. And yet, like its Christian counterparts, "When Do We Eat?"possesses the charm of its familiarity. Ridiculous but strangely enjoyable, the film seeks to include Jews within the salad bowl of American life by virtue of being every bit as dysfunctional and ill-adjusted as their Christian compatriots. In that sense, it is a true-blue American holiday film.