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      The Dish & the Spoon

      2011 1 hr. 32 min. Comedy Drama List
      64% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 51% 100+ Ratings Audience Score A scorned, unhinged woman (Greta Gerwig) forms a bond with a stranded British teen (Olly Alexander) she finds in a lighthouse. Read More Read Less

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      Steve D Gerwig is always fun but there isn't enough to it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Honestly... not what I was expecting... it was definitely different. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Two casually artistic characters (one quirky, one twee) mumble and meander across a landscape filtered through Belle & Sebastian. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member It's fully possible the presence of alcohol, sleeping pills and bitterness present in my system at the time of viewing provided me with such a favorable opinion of this movie. Seemingly sort of searing--given the strange, happenstance, and all too often transient (read: doomed) situations we find ourselves in, I couldn't help but identify, I guess. Or just appreciate. And the soundtrack was kind of nice, too, I think. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie starts off about Rose's marital issues, but quickly turns into a twisted romance between Rose and a British teenager she finds. The movie sort of spirals into different directions from there until Rose finally confronts the woman her husband cheated on her with. That doesn't amount to much, though, and she ends up ditching the teenager she strung along to return to her husband. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review walter m Driving off crying and apparently in her pajamas to boot, Rose(Greta Gerwig) is too upset to have remembered her wallet, leaving her just enough money for the breakfast of champions, donuts and beer. She would prefer enjoying this delicious meal in the privacy of a lighthouse but discovers a young englishman(Olly Alexander) sleeping there. Concerned for his welfare, she offers to drive him to a hospital but he waves her off. Instead they go to the brewery where until very recently the woman who had an affair with Rose's husband worked. As long as they are there, they have a beer or ten, while playing hangman and Rose discloses her plans. To be honest, "The Dish and the Spoon" does not have much in the way of a story, just people living in the past which applies to not just Rose, a mentally unstable woman, just as it is occasionally good to get away to gain some perspective. At the same time, neither of the lead characters seemed to have existed before the movie started. Otherwise, it is up to the Delaware Tourism Board and the two talented lead actors to produce anything of substance and just as importantly to prevent the movie from going over the ledge into cringeworthy territory. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Erica Lies Bitch Media Gerwig's Rose is genuinely affected by her despair but never slips into a generic "crazy" performance that could easily happen in such a role. Jan 7, 2021 Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times Beautifully photographed, "The Dish & the Spoon" is awash in images of rain-soaked streets and gray wintry skies. Rated: 4/5 Feb 9, 2012 Full Review Nick Schager Slant Magazine Not so much an actual movie as an assortment of Amerindie affectations, The Dish & the Spoon doesn't waste a moment on recognizable reality, consumed as it is with checking off various items from its list of clichs. Rated: 1.5/4 Feb 7, 2012 Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) The two have an offbeat chemistry that makes the film work Feb 13, 2024 Full Review Gerald Peary Boston Phoenix Director Alison Bagnall crafts a model independent film, a miniature story told with feeling and humor... Rated: 3/4 Apr 10, 2012 Full Review Prairie Miller NewsBlaze Less dish than dishrag, Greta's broken woman does a stunning, kind of Albert Nobbs role reversal stud predator in drag. But this road movie detour into destination cautionary cougar romance, is not nearly as daring as its whimsical if troubled humans. Jan 31, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A scorned, unhinged woman (Greta Gerwig) forms a bond with a stranded British teen (Olly Alexander) she finds in a lighthouse.
      Director
      Alison Bagnall
      Executive Producer
      Peter Gilbert
      Screenwriter
      Alison Bagnall, Andrew Lewis
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Feb 11, 2017