Story: In order to make new friends and boost her confidence, Corinne convinces her best friend Jane, who also happens to be a baker, to commit to a year of preparing and delivering cakes to bars.
Review: Based on a true story, Audrey Shulman's book of the same name, "Sitting in Bars with Cake," was made into a film. What starts off as a fun way to make new friends in bars becomes into a depressing tale of friendship, love, and loss.
Together growing up, Corinne (Odessa A'zion) and Jane (Yara Shahidi) currently reside and work in Los Angeles. Corinne is vivacious and extroverted, while Jane is a gifted and withdrawn baker. Corinne persuades Jane to embark on a year-long initiative in which she bakes 50 cakes and delivers them to bars in an effort to make romantic connections. When Corinne develops a life-threatening brain tumor and gets seriously ill, their intentions are foiled. Jane takes on the role of her caregiver, and the friends decide to continue "cakebarring"—carrying cake to bars to meet guys—to keep Corinne entertained while she receives therapy. Will Jane be able to fulfill the mission to make all the cookies despite numerous obstacles?
Jane's life is improved by Corinne's original plan to help her meet people in ways she could never have imagined, enabling her to discover her true self and have a more fulfilling life. The subplot with Jane's crush on Owen (played by Rish Shah) adds an additional level of emotional complexity to the drama along with the two friends' tender moments.
Trish Sie, the director, and Audrey Shulman, the writer, have expertly brought the characters to life to produce a lovely slice-of-life film that is both interesting and enjoyable to watch. The shifting significance of bringing cakes to bars mirrors the lives of the protagonists and exemplifies the profound impact that these developments have had on their individual journeys.
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