merklekranz Going in, I wrongly assumed "When Do We Eat? " to be a comedy. Unfoftunately there were zero laughs to be had, similar to "Eulogy", another failed family gathering film. Simply presenting a dysfunctional family of "surprise lesbians", a druggie son, a sex therapist daughter, a fake autistic, a one eyed lover, a Rabbi in training, and a grandfather who carries a suitcase wherever he goes, does not constitute comedy. If you want to see two good dysfunctional family comedies, check out "The Royal Tennenbaums" and "Flirting With Disaster", but skip this one for sure .......................................................... - MERK

Euphoria954 Honestly I'd rate this closer to about an 8.5 but since they don't offer halves here on IMDb I'll round it up, it's just that great. It's rare that I find movies that have such a positive effect on me, and I've been fortunate enough to find two within a week of each other - first was THE MAN FROM EARTH, and then came this wonderfully quirky little film.THE MAN FROM EARTH, although completely different in story and plot, shares many similar areas with WHEN DO WE EAT?, in that they both cover a lot of spiritual ground. I'm not personally religious but was born Jewish, so even though I never sat through an "actual" seder I can relate to a lot of the humor and even recognize some of the stereotypes presented among my extended family.I can honestly say I've never seen ANY movie quite like WHEN DO WE EAT?, although I agree with the comparisons to MY BIG FAT Greek WEDDING, I personally found it most similar to BIG NIGHT, one of my all-time favorites, particularly in the massive preparation of a meal, all the family struggles, and just the general emotion and tone of the two films. But WHEN DO WE EAT? also brings in two other great subjects, neither of which are usually handled too well in other films: DRUGS and RELIGION. Regarding drugs, I definitely appreciated the subtle humor throughout and all of the winking references to marijuana and psychedelic culture. The whole segment where the father was "rolling" on ecstasy was just priceless, and the way he used the experience to repair his personal problems within his family was just beautiful and really moved me. The father's spiritual awakening (or re-awakening) as a result of this experience, and the entire last half of the film felt incredibly genuine and truly inspired me (again, similar to THE MAN FROM EARTH).As another reviewer said, the humor was flying fast and furious throughout this movie with barely any breathing room. This frenetic pace did (at times) feel a bit TOO forced but overall I really enjoyed this movie, and will definitely watch it again (and again) as I share this with my friends and try to appreciate all that this movie has to offer. To the crew that put this one together: Thanks for creating something really different!

AztecQueen2000 Ah, Passover! The holiday that nearly every Jewish family celebrates in one form or another--including, unfortunately, the Stuckmans. The characters are a silly mishmash of stereotypes--the paranoid Holocaust survivor, the neurotic, money-obsessed uber-assimilated (Dad makes Christmas ornaments), the neurotic, resentful Jewish mother, the "born-again" schnorring Hasid brother (whose ethics are less than sterling when it comes to his mom's glamorous cousin), the slut sister, the resentful lesbian half-sister and her black lover, and just for kicks, the secular, anti-religion Israeli guest . Add in the junkie, the idiot savant (more savant than idiot) and a tab of Ecstasy slipped into Dad's antacid, and we're on a strange, unenlightening trip through flashbacks and hallucinations that will leave you checking your watch long before the meal is served. The Four Questions, Stuckman-style 1. Who were the three bearded dudes supposed to represent? 2. Was it necessary for the black character to bring in Jesus every fifth scene? If the Hasisdic brother could bring his own mezuzah, why didn't he just bring the matzah? 4. And, last but not least, why did the "world's fastest Seder" feel longer than the whole eight-day holiday?

ambimom This is possibly the worst movie since Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton graced the screen in "The Sandpiper." What a mess! It has a politically correct roundup masquerading as Passover celebrants. You have your lesbian and her Afro-American lover; you have your Hasid; you have your flighty mother; you have your wayward daughter; you have your handicapped child; you have your Holocaust survivor; and you have your bellowing businessman...You get the idea.Jack Klugman is the best thing in this movie but even he can't elevate the maudlin, pointless, 'stoopid' script. Funny to see Klugman in this piece of crap because I recall him in "Goodbye Columbus," the movie version of Philip Roth's novel, in which Klugman played father to a luminous Ali McGraw. That movie made me uncomfortable, because it rang true. This is anything but true. "When Do We Eat" just made me cringe with embarrassment.The worst thing about this movie is that the filmmakers (and I use that term very loosely in this case) actually go "art-y" at various times; attempting to equate 40 years in the desert and the Passover saga with the journey of these execrable people. They should live so long!