Cake (2014)

"At the last minute, becomes a film not about chronic pain, but a different subject entirely, and one about which it doesn't have all that much new to say."

"The drugs don't work - but thankfully Aniston does - in this slight but sly portrait of pain-meds hell, which wallows in self-pity when it should be grabbing our sympathy."

"The movie hits so many familiar beats that it's impossible not to see what's next. It does what you expect at almost every turn."

"As for Aniston, she gives an honest, well-intentioned performance, but it is marooned in an unsatisfying script whose emotional effects are unearned."

"A brilliant Jennifer Aniston lead performance isn't enough to save this doughy, maudlin piece of misery porn."

"Less emotionally potent than it wants to be, and feels as if it might have been overmedicated by script doctoring to make it more palatable to Aniston's fan base."

"Jennifer Aniston lifts an addiction drama with a committed but never showy performance. It's a pity the rest of the film can't cut as deep."