Claire becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group while grappling with her own, very raw personal tragedy.
Jennifer Aniston delivers a strong, vanity-free performance as a woman physically and emotionally scarred from a horrific tragedy. But as "Cake" swerves from dark comedy to cringe-inducing unpleasantness to heavy melodrama, her efforts can't elevate the work anywhere near the level of something special. - Two stars