Synopsis
Life has its downs for James, living with his mom in Chicago at 39, an aging performer at Second City, eating and weighing too much. A woman he's been dating drops him, as does his agent, her brother. James turns down roles in local TV, roles that make him sad. Someone's remaking his favorite movie, "Marty," a role he'd love, but he doesn't even get an audition.
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Cast
- Jeff GarlinJames Aaron
- Sarah SilvermanBeth
- Bonnie HuntStella Lewis
- Dan CastellanetaDick
- David PasquesiLuca Giancarlo
- Amy SedarisSchool Therapist - Ms. Clark
- Paul MazurskyCharlie Perlman
- Richard KindHerb Hope
- Joey SlotnickLarry
- Elle FanningPenelope
Recommendations
- 75
Entertainment Weekly
A wry movie that, packed with his well-known friends and scored intermittently to bouncy accordion music, plays like a softer episode of "Curb." - 70
Village Voice
May be one of the wisest studies of urban loneliness since Paddy Chayefsky's "Marty." - 70
The New York Times
Laid back and affectionate, “Cheese” is the movie version of a dear friend you could spend all day with. - 70
Slate
Feels more like a series of skits than a movie, though it does tie up several plot threads in a lyrical last scene worthy of vintage Woody Allen. - 67
The A.V. Club
Unassuming and sweet-natured, and Garlin earns a lot of goodwill with his off-the-cuff wisecracks. - 63
TV Guide Magazine
None of it really adds up to much but it's smart, low-key fun -- terrible title and dangling preposition notwithstanding. - 63
New York Post
Slight but charming. - 63
New York Daily News
Garlin, like Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine in "Marty," is good company, even when his out-of-control eating and self-loathing threaten to overwhelm him.
