After directing the three blockbusters (Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and Cowboys & Aliens) Jon Favreau comes back with this lovely and simple story called Chef. I wasn't sure what to expect from it but something told me that I would have a good time watching it. It's a delightful comedy/drama with absolutely delicious moments, literally! We can definitely feel that this film was a project developed with a lot of passion from Jon Favreau and what I love more about it, is its "Indie" feeling.
Jon Favreau directed, acted and wrote this story about Chef Carl Casper who is a very respected Chef that works at a well known restaurant in L.A. When he received a bad review from a food critic (what leaded to other disastrous situations) he gets fired. That made in reconsider some decisions in his life and he starts thinking about taking another course in his life. He ends up in Miami with a food truck by the name of "El Jefe" serving a lot of cuban dishes.
One thing that I liked to see was how Favreau wanted to portray a friendly relationship between a divorced couple, that is a rare thing to see in a film. The relationship between father and son is also very affective and warm to see. The way he develops Carl make us care about the character and that's another bonus on the film. This is a film that felt real although it has some predictable moments.
The performances were very good! Jon Favreau has a great and very honest performance, he was great to see that he is actually a pretty good actor and he was able to connect with the audience. The supporting roles are very entertaining and funny. Sofía Vergara doing something different than usual, a more calm and down to earth woman was good to see. The little boy that plays their son was also very good. The rest of the cast, John Leguizamo, Bobby Canavale, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt were all good on their roles. Robert Downey Jr.'s five minutes on screen were absolutely wonderful. His scenes were very funny, that guy is awesome! Dustin Hoffman has very few scenes on screen too but it's always great to see him.
It celebrates the love for food and that is passed through the screen. All of the scenes involving cooking are shot in an gorgeous way! At those scenes is all about the food, it's the food that's important and that is a very cool aspect of the film because with that Favreau was able to turn all of the dishes and the ingredients into characters of the film too.
Chef spreads a lot of charm and heart all over the place! You will left the theater with a feel good vibe and I bet that by the end of it you will be hungry like I was!!
Review by DeletedBlockedParent2014-06-02T12:15:57Z
After directing the three blockbusters (Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and Cowboys & Aliens) Jon Favreau comes back with this lovely and simple story called Chef. I wasn't sure what to expect from it but something told me that I would have a good time watching it. It's a delightful comedy/drama with absolutely delicious moments, literally! We can definitely feel that this film was a project developed with a lot of passion from Jon Favreau and what I love more about it, is its "Indie" feeling.
Jon Favreau directed, acted and wrote this story about Chef Carl Casper who is a very respected Chef that works at a well known restaurant in L.A. When he received a bad review from a food critic (what leaded to other disastrous situations) he gets fired. That made in reconsider some decisions in his life and he starts thinking about taking another course in his life. He ends up in Miami with a food truck by the name of "El Jefe" serving a lot of cuban dishes.
One thing that I liked to see was how Favreau wanted to portray a friendly relationship between a divorced couple, that is a rare thing to see in a film. The relationship between father and son is also very affective and warm to see. The way he develops Carl make us care about the character and that's another bonus on the film. This is a film that felt real although it has some predictable moments.
The performances were very good! Jon Favreau has a great and very honest performance, he was great to see that he is actually a pretty good actor and he was able to connect with the audience. The supporting roles are very entertaining and funny. Sofía Vergara doing something different than usual, a more calm and down to earth woman was good to see. The little boy that plays their son was also very good. The rest of the cast, John Leguizamo, Bobby Canavale, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt were all good on their roles. Robert Downey Jr.'s five minutes on screen were absolutely wonderful. His scenes were very funny, that guy is awesome! Dustin Hoffman has very few scenes on screen too but it's always great to see him.
It celebrates the love for food and that is passed through the screen. All of the scenes involving cooking are shot in an gorgeous way! At those scenes is all about the food, it's the food that's important and that is a very cool aspect of the film because with that Favreau was able to turn all of the dishes and the ingredients into characters of the film too.
Chef spreads a lot of charm and heart all over the place! You will left the theater with a feel good vibe and I bet that by the end of it you will be hungry like I was!!