I was vaguely aware of this movie when it popped up in my RedBox this morning. This movie which deals with dueling restaurant owners in France starts off slow.....then gets interesting in the middle....but then suffers at the end from "Lord of the Ring: Return of the King refuse to end a movie syndrome". Overall I liked the movie,especially the performances from Helen Mirren and Om Puri (looking a lot like Seymour Cassel). This was produced by Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey. Ranked 35th of 120 movies on my 2014 Cogerson page. cogersonmoviescore.com/best-to-worst-2014-movies.html
The Hundred-Foot Journey Movie D
Ahh, a lovely 3 course meal of a movie. Crack 2 eggs and mix together with a little 'Best Exotic Marigold Hotel', un petit peut de 'Chocolat' (the Juliette Binoche one) and a good dollop of 'Before Sunset'. Add spice to taste and voila! A perfect Indo-Franco fusion.
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We found parking just outside the city center (which with its narrow medieval streets is pedestrian only) and wandered into the middle of town where we easily found the Tourist Office at 10 rue de la Pelisserie. They just happened to have the most marvelous movie-site map of all the film locations throughout the village.
The movie gets a wide range of subject matter incorporated by telling a story of an Indian family who flees from India after they are targeted by political protests and their restaurant is burned down. At this time, Hassan Haji (Manish Dayal) was a young boy, and his mother died in the fire. His father Papa Kadam (Om Puri) escapes to Europe with the rest of his family, and after living in various European locations as Hassan grows up, the family moves to the town of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val in France, with Hassan now a young adult.
The weakness I found with the movie was that the pacing of the story felt too slow. While the two hour screen time allowed characterization depth, I felt that the story did not have enough major developments to support that running time. Some 1-hour movies have more plot complexity. With regard to this issue, I can see viewers falling in two different groups. Some may think the simplicity of the plot is a strength that gives the movie a more natural feel and lets the characters mature naturally and express themselves without forcing events upon them. Others, however, may describe the movie as two hours of arguing and cooking.
This movie has a strongly positive message about respecting and learning from people of different cultures rather than trying to succeed by using your own culture to defeat others. The message is not about giving up things important to us in order to fit in, but, rather, seeing what we can gain from the techniques of others to enhance what we already have.
Some Christians may be concerned about how Papa Kadam mentions receiving advice from his deceased wife several times, and there are multiple references to spirits in food. Such discussion is not prevalent in the movie though. The only other faith-oriented concern may be when someone refers to a cook book as the Bible.
Characters drink wine in moderation until a point near the end when Hassan becomes depressed and starts drinking in a heavier manner. The rivalry between the restaurants occasionally employs bribery, stealing, or lying, but the message of the movie stands against these tactics.
How many books can you read where you'll get to journey through a crowded market street in India as well as get the inside scoop on the down and dirty politics of haute cuisine in Paris? We can't think of any ourselves, but this is part of what makes The Hundred-Foot Journey so special: In addition to being a coming of age tale, it's also a drool-inducing food tour of a big chunk of the world.
The Hundred Foot Journey takes us through three generations of food love and obsession as told by Hassan Haji, the narrator and main character of the story. We get to see what it's like behind closed kitchen doors on three different continents: the competition, the burning pots and pans (hopefully nothing else), and most importantly, the passion that makes it all happen. Cooking is like any other art form, and we learn this alongside our narrator, who shares his journey of food, while more or less savoring every moment.
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The Hundred-Foot Journey was a Nationwide release in 2014 on Friday, August 8, 2014. There were 3 other movies released on the same date, including Into the Storm, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and What If.
The Hundred Foot Journey is directed by Lasse Hallstrom from the bestselling novel of the same title by Richard C. Morais. As a culinary drama, this is a very appealing movie with its plentiful scenes of food and cooking that stir the senses. Screenplay writer Steven Knight who caught some of the tensions centered around immigrant communities in Dirty Pretty Things lets us ponder the prejudice of some French patriots on Bastille day when they set fire to Maison Mumbai. But instead of running the Indian family out of town in fear, this racist attack animates Madame Mallory to completely change her ways.
There many things we liked about this movie: the magical scene in which Hassan turns an ordinary omelette into something extraordinary because of his culinary genius and love of cooking; the rousing Indian music by A. R. Rahman; the dramatic tension as Madame Mallory awaits the phone call informing her whether her restaurant will get a second Michelin star of excellence; all the scenes showing how the Kadam family works and plays together; and the moment when Papa Kadam realizes that is beloved son Hassan has made a decision that is dear to his heart and would make his mother beam with joy!
He's talking about the intense culinary training he got on the set of The Hundred-Foot Journey, the upcoming movie he's starring in (alongside Helen Mirren) as a young, innovative chef on the rise in Paris.
"The author of the book [that the movie is based on], Richard Morais, used to eat at Tabla," Cardoz says. "He gave me the book before it was released it had many similarities to my own life. I felt like no one had ever recognized an Indian chef before, and this was celebrating an Indian chef, so I was excited to work on it."
"The Hundred-Foot Journey" is a delicious love story portraying the melting and blending of two opposing cultures. And with the mixing of cultures, there is the delicate marriage of two types of food. The journey that each character takes, sometimes together and with the unlikely help of a neighbor, enables each to find their destiny. Sometimes a hundred-foot walk can feel like a million-mile journey. Although the story is somewhat predictable and at times a bit sappy, it still is entertaining and will satisfy your craving for a decent movie.
The Hundred-Foot Journey, a new Disney movie from Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey, based on the best-selling book by Richard C. Morais, is deliciously good. Starring Oscar winner Helen Mirren, this chef's delight of a movie takes audiences on a touching journey as cultures clash, cuisine is refined and hearts are opened.
"Food is memories." That's one of the takeaway lines of this delectable movie. Throughout, it reminds us food and its connection to family, the cookies Grandma used to make and the stuffing Mom got so right every Thanksgiving. It also reminds us that, yes, traditions are important, but we should never be afraid of allowing something or someone new into our lives.
All in all, The Hundred-Foot Journey is worth seeing in theaters. Be forewarned though. After seeing all of the food showcased in this movie, you will want to go out to dinner afterwards. So, plan your movie night accordingly. 2ff7e9595c
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