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2007

Scott Hicks

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin, Patricia Clarkson ...

5.4

11,101

Romance. Comedy Master chef Kate Armstrong (Catherine Zeta-Jones) lives her life like she runs her kitchen at a trendy Manhattan eatery—with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone around her. Kate’s perfectionist nature is put to the test when she “inherits” her nine-year-old niece Zoe (Abigail Breslin), while contending with a brash new sous-chef who joins her staff. High-spirited and freewheeling, Nick Palmer (Aaron ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The movie is focused on two kinds of chemistry: of the kitchen, and of the heart. The kitchen works better (...) But chemistry among Nick, Kate and Zoe is curiously lacking (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Todd McCarthy Variety	"[It] bears too many earmarks of Hollywood packaging and emotional button-pushing, but doesn't go far wrong by closely sticking to the original's smart story construction"
		Matt Zoller Seitz The New York Times	"The emotional details of Kate, Nick and Zoe’s journey are surprising, honest and life-size, and the film’s determination to present their predicament sympathetically (...) makes it notable, and in some ways unique."
		Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"[Zeta-Jones] is miscast, but she can't be blamed for lacking the verve and smarts Martina Gedeck showed in the original: Carol Fuchs's silly, mushy script has her character swerve"
		Angie Errigo Empire	"It's sufficiently well done to qualify as cute, quite the thing for a girlie outing with grub after, but it's utterly phoney baloney (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"We can see everything coming, especially when many of the dust-ups between each pair feel so damned contrived"
		Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly	"It’s fun to see the glamorous [Zeta-jones] turn down her movie-star flame, but it’s a pity she’s stuck with so many trite gestures on Kate’s journey to fulfillment"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"[It] should be sent back to the kitchen (…) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Charming and affecting (...) Despite the relatively small budget, it has more heart than nearly anything currently playing in multiplexes (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Stella Papamichael Radio Times	"[Hicks] balances the bitter and the sweet beautifully, although the romance with Eckhart's too-good-to-be-true hunk does have its cloying moments (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

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