Chef Movie

Chef Movie Reviews

 



Genre: Comedy, Drama.
Director: Jon Favreau 

Cast: Jon Favreau, Scarlett Johansson, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Downey etc.

Synopsis:This comedy drama movie Chef (2014) story is as that, when Miami-born chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) tries and fails to open a restaurant in Los Angeles, he returns to Miami to fix up a food truck he names El Jefe Cubanos and reacquaints with his ex-wife Inez (Sofia Vergara). He plans to drive across the country to reclaim his success in Los Angeles…On 10th of May 2013 Robert Downey, Jr. joined the cast, making this Jon Favreau’s third directional collaboration with Robert Downey, Jr. Sofia Vergara, John Leguizamo and Bobby Cannavale were already set to star in the film. On 15th of May 2013, Scarlett Johansson was cast as Molly, a restaurant manager and a love interest of Jon Favreau. On 15th of July 2013, Dustin Hoffman also joined the cast to co-star with Jon Favreau and Robert Downey, Jr.

 Review:Jon Favreau does everything in Hollywood - he acts, directs, writes and produces - and is as well known for his indie films, family friendly flicks and big-budget comic book adaptations.

In Chef, he brings all this together; taking the sass of Swingers, the family friendly values of Zathura: A Space Adventure and the mainstream sensibilities and A-list cast of his more recent films, to produce something sweet, simple and filled with feel-good optimism and delicious food.

Favreau plays Chef Carl Casper, once regarded as one of America's up-and-coming chefs by restaurant critic Ramsey Michel (Oliver Platt). A decade later, after moving from Miami to Los Angeles, he now churns out a nice "safe menu" in a fine-dining neighbourhood restaurant. When Michel comes back for some Casper magic he's appalled at what he finds.

Ramsey's vicious online review becomes the talk of Twitter, and Casper gets his son Percy (Emjay Anthony) to sign him up so he can see what everyone is saying. What follows is an accidental Twitter feud that leads to a public encounter between chef and critic, and a career crisis and meltdown.

Parents and kids will relate to the inability of an adult to fully grasp the consequences of social media.

The rest of this film follows a predictable narrative as Casper takes his ex-wife's (Sofia Vergara) advice and starts up a food truck to rediscover his passion for Cuban-inspired food. He finds a truck in Miami - thanks to his wife's other ex-husband, played by Robert Downey jnr - and drives with Percy and sous chef Martin (John Leguizamo) back to California. It's an opportunity to repair his relationship with his son, and a road trip that celebrates the good things in life; finding happiness and inspiration in family and food.

Butter, grilled cheese sandwiches and slow-barbecued meat feature strongly on Casper's menu, which will have you wishing you'd eaten before watching this tribute to saturated fats. It's good-tasting, family friendly and down-to-earth, which is perhaps the best description of this film as it rockets to a predictable and heartwarming conclusion.

Pleasant, feel-good, mouth-watering entertainment.