LonestarPundit Review of The Ramen Girl

The Ramen Girl (2008)

So much potential, 100 minutes I won't get back.

[3/10 · 15 July 2010]

Not a Brittany Murphy fan, but as one who appreciates good food from around the world, gave this one a shot. Mistake. As others have alluded to, the whole premise of the movie is that the Japanese Ramen chef and Abby cannot understand each other! Get the bilingual love interest involved already! The ending was really a downer, and somewhat inexplicable. He names her his successor, they hug, and next scene, Bam! off to New York. That's gratitude for you. She should have stayed in Tokyo, renamed his Ramen shop "Goddess Ramen", and made the rumen the way she 'felt' it should be made. Still do not know what the peripheral characters were doing in the movie. Poor, though could have been much better! Also, watch as Brittany's lips enlarge over the course of the movie.