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Knowing nothing about this movie going in, the first 20 minutes sets up like it's going to be a romantic comedy. Introvert learns how to be outgoing and gains the confidence to talk to the guy she has a crush on. What you get instead is something much more poignant and, at times, tough to watch. The whole second half of the movie is pretty sad, with just a few moments of much-needed levity from Corinne's parents. It's not a great movie, but it's hard not to get caught up in the story and feel something by the end. It did make me want to bake a cake or two. And I love the idea of the two Billies tour. Let's make that happen.

Greetings again from the darkness. By coming clean up front, my hope is that forgiveness and understanding is in order, and maybe others will be diverted from the same path I took. Between the film's title, the trailer, and knowing it was based on Audrey Shulman's book and true story, my assumption was that this was going to be a straightforward, good old fashioned chick flick. And although comparisons to BEACHES (1988) are not without merit, director Trish Sie (PITCH PERFECT 3, 2017) serves up additional layers (yes, pun intended).

Jane (Yara Shahidi, "Blackish", Ticker Bell in PETER PAN & WENDY, 2023) and Corinne (Odessa A'zion, HELLRAISER, 2022) are lifelong friends, roommates and polar opposite twenty-somethings. Jane is an introvert who is pleasing her parents by studying for the LSAT in order to become a lawyer. Corinne is an extroverted party girl hoping to move up at the creative agency where she works for a tough boss played by Bette Midler.

Jane is really committed to two things: her friendship with Corinne and baking desserts, especially cakes. Corinne comes up with a strategy to help Jane meet more men. The plan is for Jane to bake 50 cakes over the next year, and the group will take each cake to a different bar to meet new people. They map out the bars geographically by stereotypes of local guys, and hang it on the wall. Corinee calls this "Cake-barring", and Jane reluctantly agrees to participate, and we are along for the ride and an introduction to the beautiful SoCal people. The plan is progressing swimmingly until Corinne is diagnosed with a life-threatening disease.

Taking care of her friend becomes Jane's focus, going against the preferences of Corinne's parents, a bearded Mr. Fix-it played by Ron Livingston, and a deadpan mom played by Martha Kelly ("Baskets"). Corinne insists that the cake-barring continue, even as her health declines. Jane does find a boyfriend (Rish Shah), and during all of this, learns quite a lot about herself.

Cancer plays a more substantial role than the trailer would lead us to believe, and at the core, this film is about friendship and self-discovery. Corinne remains steadfast with cake-barring because she understands her friend Jane needs to build her confidence in social settings - and her delicious cakes are just the ticket.

Audrey Shulman's book is based on her experiences of a similar year, and though it's not a cookbook, it does contain 35 recipes. Here, director Sie uses very creative counters/chapters to keep us up to speed on the latest flavor, and the film admits to a year of 'hospitals and bars", It's also the first time I recall hearing the phrase "underwear bully", so kudos for that! The additional layers mentioned above are quite satisfying despite some of the unavoidable cliches. It's a pleasure to see grown women in a true friendship built on doing the right thing for the other, and also for themselves.

Releasing exclusively on Prime Video on September 8, 2023.

Great acting from all in this movie. I laughed, I cried and Lots of smiling. I'm so glad I tuned in to this film. Although the beginning is super cute - out going and fun, as there have mentioned - it gets sad mid way. I had hopes that the story would change direction but it didn't and so have tissues ready. Ron Livingston is a great dad, Bette is amazing as always but the 2 stars of the film nailed every scene - amazing talent for those 2 young women. I sure hope to see them in many more films. Lastly, it's a true story and I'm glad it was made - truly honors her best friend in every possible way. Thanks you for sharing this story with us.

Shy Jane (Yara Shahidi) and outgoing Corinne (Odessa A'zion) are longtime best friends living together in L. A. Jane likes to bake cakes and brings one to a club. Corinne suggests keep making cakes for their club nights. There is a dark life turn.

The cake premise is silly. I get that it's a true story. It's silly as preparation for this dark turn. Jane needs to be more shy and nerdy. Corinne is bringing her out of her shell. The movie should steer harder into that premise. Yara Shahidi is too self-assured. She's a cool chick. Her persona is far from Jane. The movie needs to try harder or pick another actress. Once the dark turn happens, It's sappy to the core and that's great. It should wallow in the sappiness. I'm happy with the second half.

Cutesy poo to the max even with a brain tumor.

BEACHES with a cake thrown in makes this a crumby affair of two female pals to try to bait men in bars by baking cakes and handing out slices. What's wrong with this picture?

Would bars and other venues actually allow people to bring in cakes and hand them out for free? Seems doubtful. And while this plot issue is never addressed, what about the female perp date rapist? I guess it's OK if the perp is a female?

The only ones in this film who come off as real are the parents played by Martha Kelley and Ron Livingston. All the others are duds.

And what's with Bette Midler in this nothing role? It's basically just a cameo and serves no purpose.

Watch this 2-hour dirge and you'll be screaming at the screen DIE! DIE ALREADY! .... even before the tumor shows up!

"Sitting in Bars with Cake" is the strongest of all the Amazon Prime movies I've seen so far. Its intimate focus on the friendship between the two lead characters is beautiful and I think with some stronger acting and filmmaking it could have been great.

The strength of this movie is its nearly complete focus on portraying the lives of the two main characters -- they feel like real developed people and there is genuine growth and emotion by the end of the film.

However it is held back from elevating to the likes of "Dallas Buyer's Club" by some technical factors, including -- the movie's lighting in half the scenes is far too dark and it is difficult to see what's going on, the audio seems to get garbled and the dialogue approaches Nolan levels of inaudible at times, and while Yara Shahidi did a serviceable job a stronger actress could have brought more out of the relationship (this is on full display whenever Ron Livingston and Martha Kelly are on screen as they elevate every scene they're in).

I'm between a 6 and 7 on this -- overall it is a good movie and great story that could have achieved even more if they had just ironed out a few small kinks.

It's so fitting that Bette Midler appears in this movie as it does have strong Beaches vibes. I love her role as boss lady with a big heart. But the real gems are the two leads who play best friends. We see their highs and lows, their wrestling with the decisions in young adult life, but also their complete sacrificial love for one another as the movie progresses. Another thing I loved was that both girls had strong parental support (imperfect, but definitely loving and supportive). It's rare these days to have main characters with parents still married. Love that. You get really drawn into loving both female leads. I loved the ending, which I don't often say with movies. It felt right and good. This is sweet. Sad, yes, but so sweet and endearing. It will stick with you.

As described by the literal title of this 2023 tearjerker, it's a wafer-thin concept wrapped around a familiar terminal illness story based on a significant chapter in screenwriter Audrey Shulman's own life. Directed in an uneven manner by Trish Sie, the plot focuses on best friends Jane and Corinne, early twenty-somethings who have been close since age seven. Similar to this film's predecessors from 1971's "Brian's Song" to 2022's "Spoiler Alert", the two are total opposites in their approach to life, but they bond even deeper through the inevitable tragedy. The two leads do solid work - Odessa A'zion as the outgoing Corinne and Yara Shahidi as introverted Jane even though her character's awkwardness is laid on awfully thick initially. The emotionalism behind the drama really can't transcend the predictable plot machinations and aggressive tearjerking moments like the concluding karaoke scene. The supporting performances feel marginalized, in particular, Rish Shah as Jane's smitten love interest and an underutilized Bette Midler as Corinne's firebrand boss. Ron Livingston and Martha Kelly manage a few good moments as Corinne's parents. Fans of this familiar film genre will likely enjoy it.

<3 such a lovely and warm watch - yara shahidi shines! All the best elements of a fun tale of friendship. I laughed! I cried! I treasured what was not fiction (*the magic of friendship*)! WE loves titles that prioritize friendship and love with a perfect ending. Wish I could take a slice to-go but instead I will be rewatching quarterly. Odessa is also a star in this flick, as both young women show humility and promise in their empathetic depictions of such a story! Also love that they honoured Shahidi's family ensuring that her real family dynamic is depicted, as a black and iranian young lady!

I didn't know anything about this movie before I watched it. After watching it, I would recommend it to everyone. It's a feel good movie in the sense that two lifelong best friends show how when you find "your person" they become framily, and framily gets you: good, bad or indifferent. It's about seeing the best in other people and wanting to help them shine.

This movie is bittersweet, and sad at times, but it never loses sight of its original intent. I recommend watching it with your best friend, or someone you feel close too, and afterwards reminding them how much they mean to you! Bette Midler is fabulous as always!

Sitting In Bars With Cake

Based on a cookbook of the same title, this is a tale of friendship, cakes and hospitals. Jane (played by Yara Shahidi) concocts a plan of bringing cakes into bars to distribute to patrons as a way of meeting new people, and potentially a lover. A hitch occurs when her best friend, Corrine, is diagnosed with brain cancer.

The movie does a good job of showing the friendship at the core.

Yara Shahidi isn't a well-rounded actress, and it was very apparent in this movie. The inclusion of chuckles and laughs in most of her lines was irking. Odessa A'zion as Corrine was a delight, and her shoulders deftly carried the weight of the duo. The supporting cast isn't very memorable but satisfactory.

There's nothing inherently amazing about Sitting In Bars With Cake, but the emotional core is enough for one-watch.

5.5/10.

How cold hearted can someone be doesn't like this film? Grow some empathy and let's not forget that this is about real people going through real problems and emotions! We don't always have to experience the worst ourselves to understand other people's pain.

Wonderfully written dialogue, not cheesy in the slightest, best portrayal of real feelings. Hooked from the first minutes and cried throughout.

May even have a few good indications on how to deal with that kind of situation if in need.

I'd highly recommend watching it and recommending it but maybe with a little trigger warning in case the other person isn't in the right headspace :)

An Amazon Prime original movie currently streaming. Feeling she doesn't have a means to talk to guys at bars, a lowly record company mailperson, Yara Shahidi, decides to bake cakes (different ones for every venture she makes to a particular watering hole) as a means to break the ice which her roommate & best bud, Odessa A'zion (from Hulu's Hellraiser remake), wholeheartedly is in favor of which does stir up conversation & taste buds but life decides to throw a monkey wrench into the works when A'zion, who complains of constant headaches, is given a cancer diagnosis which she now has to fight. Throughout the health crisis, both friends try to maintain a positive outlook throughout A'zion's treatment by still frequenting cantinas w/their baked goods until the specter of bad news, the treatment doesn't work, puts the film into autopilot as both friends have to navigate a new course in their relationship. W/an unwieldy title (how about Barcaking?) & asking the audience to believe Shahidi would have trouble finding a date, this tale, inspired by true events, is all surface w/a storyline which has been done much better (2020's All My Life, also based on a real couple which involved food & Zoe Saldana's excellent From Scratch limited series on Netflix) making this venture into the romantic culinary arts (how much money is she making, those ingredients are not cheap?) kind of reminiscent of a deflated soufflé baking in the oven. Forgive the pun, it wrote itself. Also starring Bette Midler as the roomies' boss, Ron Livingston as A-zion's dad, Rish Shah (from Ms. Marvel) as Shahidi's love interest, Navid Negahban as Shahidi's dad & frequent Disney/Freeform star Maia Mitchell as one of the best buds' best bud.

If you are expecting a romance or comedy, this is not the movie for you. But it is a lovely movie of friendship and finding and following your dreams. Good cast. Clever premise. A different take on the coming of age movie that's relevant to today's world. Bring lots and lots and lots of tissues because you will start crying halfway through it and won't necessarily stop crying. Heart wrenchingly lovely-you should be clued in by Bette Midler that you will be getting something more like Beaches. The cakes are fantastic to look at and in the end you'll be satisfied, as long as you realize Corrine is a foil and it's all about Jane.

It's been a while since I've loved a good movie and wow am I happy I watched this one!

It's Great! Not a thing at all to say negative about it! Great cast,Great movie and it's a True Story! KUDOS TO ALL!!!

If you haven't seen it yet, you must and I'm sure you'll feel the same way I do about it:))

It's been a while since I've loved a good movie and wow am I happy I watched this one!

It's Great! Not a thing at all to say negative about it! Great cast,Great movie and it's a True Story! KUDOS TO ALL!!!

If you haven't seen it yet, you must and I'm sure you'll feel the same way I do about it:))

I really loved how it didn't just focus on one aspect of the movie. But it just went all around and it just kept me intrigued the whole time. The whole point of this movie was to make me cry at the end. You have achieved it because I was right there with her. I mean, you felt each character and it's a little weighing. Turn up the family dynamic. Can I just love how people that meet at a young age and just continue to be friends? The rest of the lives, it's more than a marriage, it's a friendship, a true friendship like a little intimate talks that they had just between the 2 of them. The little private jokes with one can just look at the other. And they both just start laughing I wish I had a friend like that.