The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)

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[Squaremaster316]

**1/2 out of *****

 

Well acted, though formulaic.

[IndustriousAngel]

A from me, 8/10 at imdb.

 

This is, first and foremost, a really enjoyable film - the prototype for a feel-good comedy, you could say. A certain predictability comes included with such a premise - yeah, it's pretty formulaic, and no, there are no surprises - so "only" 8/10. On the other hand, such movies live or die with the performances and timing, and everything is in perfect working condition here. Helen Mirren as the iron lady - but with a golden heart, of course, Om Puri as the equally iron patriarch of the newly-arrived competition, Manish Dayal as the self-confident hero and the ridiculously pretty Charlotte LeBon as his competition/love-interest - ecellent cast and performances, plus there's nice - very low-key - music, and even some good cinematography - not that typical for your off-the-mill feel-good comedy, but look for that dancing and sweeping camera in the minute-long take during the renovation works in the newly bought restaurant - that's a shot Cuaron could be proud of. Overall, recommended if you can sit through a movie with not a single gunshot (there's some explosions and fire, at least).

[Blankments]

Surprisingly very enjoyable. This might be my surprise of the year. It's very generic at points, but ultimately, it's a super charming movie with a fun script. Liked it a lot more than Chef. A

[darkelf]

Bleh. Some good performances and feel-good moments but with poor directing and horrible pacing. I won't say it was predictable because it tries some unexpected things but it would have been better if it didn't and just clocked in with a 90 minute runtime and a nice bow at that point... It seriously drags in the last half hour.

 

4/10