Peter Ferrio
This movie was excellent, and i found it perfectly alternated between the irreverent and divine, cherishing life only after raw and realistic conflict. Joan's decision to die on her own unique terms was only trumped by her extreme reluctance to make peace with all those she damaged. How ironic! There is a thorough mix of dark humor, classic noir, rage against past choices, drugs, sex, and yet, it is all strangely normal for a struggling New England family. I never knew what was going to happen next. Each raucous fight somehow brought the characters closer to each other. In the end, everyone was whole. How did that happen? Magic! This is a strong must-see.
ldeweerd-1
This lovely film proves that you don't need millions of dollars to make a compelling movie, just a story and characters that the audience can invest in and care about. For my taste, there are never enough films featuring a strong, complex woman in a leading role, let alone a woman over 50, and the marvelous Kathleen Chalfant gets to shine here, along with an outstanding supporting cast. This film is equal parts funny and touching and was clearly made with tremendous care and passion, which is evident on the screen. Highly recommended!
LCragg
Isn't it Delicious, a dark family comedy wryly and irreverently visits the issues, How do you choose to live this one life? And how do those choices, good bad, and ugly affect your friends and family? From the adage that only the lucky grow up, and you know you've grown up when you have a really good hard laugh at yourself, this film provides lessons about growing up, delivering some hard laughs, and truths which sometimes keep us from crying.Chalfant's performance provides heart wrenching, pain and authenticity. I realize this film was made on an ultra-low budget and sometimes it shows, but the story line stands strong. The film is worth a look as it takes a comedic look on the reality that one's life is so short in the infinite cosmos.
Denise Colette
I loved the film for many reasons. I felt it told a realistic story about a family dealing with death and not in the way we would expect. The stellar cast, which includes Kathleen Chalfant, Keir Dullea, Alice Ripley, Malachy McCourt, Mia Dillon, Nick Stevenson, just to name a few, deliver performances that left me thinking about living large in the face of death. The movie was made on a very low budget, and while some may bemoan the lack of polish in some scenes, I wasn't taken out of the story at all. In fact, it made it that much more real for me.While some may think this is just another film about dysfunction and dealing with death– it isn't. Dark humor was used in a very artful way. The director, Michael Kelly, takes a non-sentimental approach to the material, and as a result, we are allowed to experience the humor and sadness without a filter. The film is raw and real. Moreover, Isn't It Delicious addresses a very taboo subject in our society: death. Unlike some of the films that whitewash death, with soaring music and fairy-tale endings, this film takes a heads-on approach and leaves us uplifted. I can say with certainty I hope I go out blazing like Joan Weldon.
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