'Cake' is such a difficult film to watch, mainly because its a rather raw topic, and also partly because it's incredibly easy to fall under the spell of becoming addicted to prescription medication. This is what happens to Claire, who finds she can't go a day without taking a constant supply of tablets for the chronic pain she suffers after being involved in a tragic accident that killed her son. She goes to a support group for fellow pain sufferers, but this doesn't really seem to work, especially when a member of the group named Nina commits suicide not long after she joins. Claire then begins on a troubling journey to try to find herself again, and also starts seeing visions of Nina everywhere she goes. This prompts her to approach Nina's widow to find out the answers as to why Nina chose to die.
Jennifer Aniston has proved that she can really act here, and I thought her choice to film the whole movie without any makeup was a strong choice. She puts a lot of heart and passion into her scenes, and before long you genuinely believe that it's Aniston with the chronic pain. Very bleak, but exceedingly well done. I enjoyed it as much as I could've under the miserable circumstances.
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