Very Cool!!!

I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

"Eat" is a 9-minute cartoon by famous American animator Bill Plympton. He made this one between his 2 Oscar nominations. It is basically about what happens at a restaurant at night when a couple guests come. Utter chaos ensues, that much is safe. If you have seen some of the director's work, you will immediately recognize Plympton's approach, not only in the animation style. It is over-the-top and gross and the soundtrack also fits him. Do not pay attention to reviews that call it misogynist. Those people obviously did not understand a thing depicted in here. It is not against women. But sadly, it is also not particularly entertaining. The only thing I liked was the animation. The story was very random and forgettable. Plympton has done better on other occasions. I give "Eat" a thumbs down. Surprised to see it won a prestigious award at Cannes.

Eat (2001) ** (out of 4) Good tastes has never been mentioned in a Plympton film and that continues with this weird one. The action takes place inside an Italian restaurant where various people show up to eat. I can't say I enjoyed this short because I simply didn't laugh enough but even though the laughs were short I must admit that the entire film is so strange and surreal that it's hard not to recommend it on some levels. The people that show up in the restaurant range from a lonely man who pretends his pasta is a woman, kids fighting and we even get a vomit scene that will have many hitting the stop button on their remotes. Again, I didn't find anything here funny but at the same time there's such a strange atmosphere that you can't help but be somewhat entertained by what you're seeing. There's a certain darkness to the movie that makes it rather original even if you can't enjoy what jokes are here.

E-Gads! that is what we need, a "Womyn's Studies" major from Sarah Lawrence giving her take on a Bill Plympton short. If this one upset you by being politically incorrect, do yourself a favor and don't watch any others, especially the early ones. As for Eat, this was the first Plympton cartoon I've noticed where the animation (especially the backgrounds) was a lot cleaner than usual Plympton fare. It was almost distracting NOT to have "dancing lines" on everything in the frame! Very good plot, and the kids section was very well done. Not one of his best, but still a very entertaining 10 minutes or so.

I might have liked this short animation but for the part with the chattering woman. It is a stereotypical representation and reinforces outdated, misogynist conceptions of male-female attributes. Aside from that, the film is colorful and amusing.