Sunday, March 24, 2013

Comme un chef (2012)

Also Known As: Kochen ist Chefsache
Year of first release: 2012
Director: Daniel Cohen
Actors: Jean Reno, Mickael Youn
Country: F, E
Genre: Comedy
Conditions of visioning: 01.02.2013, DVD
Synopsis: An established chef faces off against his restaurant group's new CEO, who is looking for modernity in the French cuisine by derating the star in order to bring in a younger chef who specializes in molecular gastronomy.
Review: As a French guy in Germany, I felt quite often like Jacky Bonnot in the couple life. This comes as soon as you like more cooking than your girlfriend. The actors are well directed, also by the story, which makes the characters evolve in an interesting way. Both modern and traditional gastronomy are shown as ridiculous in their hype and narrow-mindness. The actor performances are quite simple and basic, but the directing keeps a good rythm and balance between comedy and drama. I got interested into molecular gastronomy. Let's see where there is such a restaurant...
Rating: 5 /10

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