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Love's Kitchen

  • 20112011
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
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Claire Forlani and Dougray Scott in Love's Kitchen (2011)
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  • Comedy
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  • Romance
Rob Haley (Dougray Scott), an up-and-coming chef and restaurateur in London, is grief-stricken when he loses his wife. With encouragement from his infamous friend and real life TV Chef Gordo... Read allRob Haley (Dougray Scott), an up-and-coming chef and restaurateur in London, is grief-stricken when he loses his wife. With encouragement from his infamous friend and real life TV Chef Gordon Ramsay, Rob decides to spice up his life by turning a run-down country pub into a gourme... Read allRob Haley (Dougray Scott), an up-and-coming chef and restaurateur in London, is grief-stricken when he loses his wife. With encouragement from his infamous friend and real life TV Chef Gordon Ramsay, Rob decides to spice up his life by turning a run-down country pub into a gourmet restaurant. His food catches the eye - and taste buds - of beautiful American food criti... Read all
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • James Hacking
  • Writer
    • James Hacking
  • Stars
    • Dougray Scott
    • Sarah Sharman
    • Katrine De Candole
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  • Director
    • James Hacking
  • Writer
    • James Hacking
  • Stars
    • Dougray Scott
    • Sarah Sharman
    • Katrine De Candole
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    • 32User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

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    Dougray Scott in Love's Kitchen (2011)
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    Claire Forlani and Dougray Scott in Love's Kitchen (2011)
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    Dougray Scott
    Dougray Scott
    • Robas Rob
    Sarah Sharman
    Sarah Sharman
    • Waitressas Waitress
    Katrine De Candole
    Katrine De Candole
    • Françoiseas Françoise
    Lee Boardman
    Lee Boardman
    • Lozas Loz
    Michelle Ryan
    Michelle Ryan
    • Shaunaas Shauna
    Matthew Clancy
    • Ingoas Ingo
    Rick Panesar
    • Kitchen Staffas Kitchen Staff
    Suzi Salkeld
    • Kitchen Staffas Kitchen Staff
    Tony Mann
    • Food Criticas Food Critic
    Holly Gibbs
    Holly Gibbs
    • Michelleas Michelle
    Gordon Ramsay
    Gordon Ramsay
    • Gordon Ramsayas Gordon Ramsay
    Philip Cross
    • Gordon Ramsay's PAas Gordon Ramsay's PA
    Simon Callow
    Simon Callow
    • Guy Witherspoonas Guy Witherspoon
    Seretta Wilson
    Seretta Wilson
    • Jillas Jill
    • (as Serretta Wilson)
    Claire Forlani
    Claire Forlani
    • Kate Templetonas Kate Templeton
    Peter Bowles
    Peter Bowles
    • Max Templetonas Max Templeton
    Caroline Langrishe
    Caroline Langrishe
    • Lizas Liz
    Pamela Binns
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    • Trivia
      Claire Forlani and Dougray Scott are married in real life.
    • Goofs
      Rob instructs Kate on the "proper" way to use a knife. He tells her to place her index finger on the back side of the blade which is a very unsafe way to cut.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Bad Movie Beatdown: Review of 2011 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Open Arms
      Performed by Gary Go

      Written by Gary Go & Andreas Eide Larsen

      Courtesy of Polydor Records

      Under License from Universal Music Operations Ltd.

      © TCR Music Ltd Administered by Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd

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    2/10
    Undercooked and half-baked idea of a film
    As I have learnt from the multitude of reality TV cooking shows which make regular appearances in the Malone household, the secret to a good dish is carefully selecting fresh ingredients and balancing the different flavors together in order for them to all work in harmony on the plate. However in Love's Kitchen they do things in a different way. Essentially chucking a bunch of old, out of date and re-heated ideas into the mixing bowl, bunging it in the oven and after 90 mins they have produced an under-cooked, half-baked idea of film, devoid of any real flavour or substance.

    Love's Kitchen tells the lukewarm tale of successful chef and restaurateur Rob Haley (Dougray Scott) who looses all passion for food after the tragic death of his wife in a car accident. A scathing review of his restaurant leads to a cringe worthy intervention by Gordon Ramsey, before our Rob heads off to the countryside and buys The Boot, an old country pub which his late wife fell in love with before her untimely demise and is now frequented by an American food critic (Claire Forlani). Here Rob proceeds to try and recapture his love for food and turn around both the culinary and fiscal fortunes of The Boot. So it appears as if Love's Kitchen is essentially a 90 minute episode of Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares, which just in case you were wondering, that's not a good thing.

    Most rom-coms are predictable, so much so that you can sketch out the plot within the first 5 mins or so of meeting the characters. Why some work and others don't is how much the audience grows to like and invest in the two leads. I am big rom-com fan and a huge admirer of a happy ending. I don't mind it being telegraphed, but I want to enjoy the journey. I need to want the couple to be together at the end of the film. Within 5 mins of watching Love's Kitchen I wanted to take a spatula and start slapping people around the face.

    Everything about the film felt forced. It felt as if they had studied what had worked in Four Weddings or Notting Hill and tried to recreate it piece by piece. Bringing together a British chap and an American lass has always worked well in the past, but this time the main leads are simply unconvincing with precious little chemistry together. They didn't seem suited to each other at all, so you just didn't care what happens to them.

    The supporting cast fared little better and appeared to be the dregs of out of work British soap opera actors. Eastenders was well represented and I almost fell of my chair when Nigel from Brookside turned up. I am sure if I had looked hard enough I probably would have found an extra from Crossroads somewhere in the background. There were moments when I couldn't believe what I was watching and hearing. The script sounded like it had come from a Carry On film and some of the characters felt like a cross between caricatures of English country folk and characters from Viz (get ooorffff my land!!) . At times I felt embarrassed for the cast, but mostly I just wanted it to stop.

    First time writer/director James Hacking did learn one good thing from Four Weddings though and that was Simon Callow. He is star of this film and simply delightful as a boozed up food critic, quite reminiscent of Keith Floyd. I could have happily have watched a film just about him.

    Apparently when then film opened to a small select 5 screens, it only took 121 GBP in its opening weekend, making it one of the lowest UK openings of all time. You can see why.
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    • Release date
      • June 7, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • No Ordinary Trifle
    • Filming locations
      • Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Just Nuts Films
      • Trifle Films
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      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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