Chef is a solid story, well acted and well presented. It leaves a few loose ends you'd like to see tied up, but in all the film delivers where it counts.
If there is a problem here, it is that you are going to get hungry. Not a little, but a lot. From scene to scene of delicious food, from the Cubano sandwiches (which, if you have had them, you know are fantastic or, if you haven't had one, your life is empty) to the slow cooked brisket, you want to reach in and grab the food. It's a good thing this is not 3D with smell added or the entire audience would be ripe pickings for the nearest food truck.
Yes, this is food porn.
However, the relationship that grows as the father and son travel and work together is amazing. Yet this part of the story comes in a bit late, you want more of it. You'd almost wish the film could send you the tweets.
A good word for the film is "Delicious."
If there is a problem here, it is that you are going to get hungry. Not a little, but a lot. From scene to scene of delicious food, from the Cubano sandwiches (which, if you have had them, you know are fantastic or, if you haven't had one, your life is empty) to the slow cooked brisket, you want to reach in and grab the food. It's a good thing this is not 3D with smell added or the entire audience would be ripe pickings for the nearest food truck.
Yes, this is food porn.
However, the relationship that grows as the father and son travel and work together is amazing. Yet this part of the story comes in a bit late, you want more of it. You'd almost wish the film could send you the tweets.
A good word for the film is "Delicious."