Le Chef

2014 "Competition Can Be Delicious"
6.6| 1h24m| PG-13| en
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A veteran chef faces off against his restaurant group's new CEO, who wants to the establishment to lose a star from its rating in order to bring in a younger chef who specializes in molecular gastronomy.

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NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!
Contentar Best movie of this year hands down!
Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
Jemima It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.
leplatypus Except for absolute fans of Michael (like me), this movie is just a waste of time. If it's a comedy, it's not funny ! If it's a slice of life, it's dull as the focus is one more time about the upper classes : the old chief runs an elitist and expensive restaurant, lives in the most expensive district of Paris and so on… Sure Michaal come from the other side but actually I'm just tired of those characters. They seem to be the only people living in Paris ! In a way, this movie could be a modern reboot of « L'Aile Ou La Cuisse » because we are in the same universe : good / bad cooking, traditional / modern meals, master / student… If you know the movie, you can appreciate the monumental gap of approach and result. The only good thing here is Michael as Reno just seems totally transparent. As i keep writing, Michael is very talented and here he shows his versatility and proves that he is more than a crazy guy; for sure, as expected the only opportunity he got to be funny (dresses like a Japanese wife) is the highlight of the movie !
Christy Leskovar This is laugh-out-loud funny. A French movie, with English subtitles, about a young overzealous chef in Paris, who keeps being fired because of his overzealousness. By bizarre happenstance, he becomes known to one of the great chef's of Paris. It pokes fun at molecular cuisine, something he must master or risk losing a star. It's hilarious. Don't know if one has to be a foodie to appreciate it. And on the same weekend I perfected my carrot soup recipe! C'est formidable, mais ce n'est pas molecular, mais c'est un peu foamy. I watched it on Netflix. You'll recognize one of the leads, Jean Reno, from Mission Impossible. The other lead actor I did not recognize, but he was formidable!
Victoria Weisfeld OK, so the critics didn't much like this frothy French comedy directed by Daniel Cohen, but the French can serve up a blundering wunderkind better than anyone else. Aspiring chef Jacky (Michaël Youn) is called in to save the day for the three-star wonder Alexandre Lagarde (Jean Reno), who may be on the verge of losing a coveted rating star and his restaurant in the bargain. There's never a moment's doubt how any of the plot lines will resolve, but it's the whole meal that makes this movie fun. It was released summer 2014 in the United States around the same time as the American comedy Chef, which created some box office confusion. Sweet and light as a perfect dessert soufflé, this French offering is a good antidote to, say, the Nightly News. Curmudgeonly Rotten Tomatoes critics gave it a mere 48% rating, but audiences liked it more (59%). Said Moira MacDonald in the Seattle Times: Le Chef may not be a masterpiece, but it's nonetheless a treat. Some days, that's just right.
playtoyer this is a great movie,a great comedy with jean reno of top of is game,this movie has a little of everything to have a great time.the association between those 2 actors is one of the best ever,the story is very original and translated a lot of emotions,jean reno is the best actor in the world every scene with him is a delight he is so funny he is hilarious.this movie is perfect to have a great time,it,s deep and clever the should make more of those movies because they are simply great.this is a great french comedy take everybody can love and enjoy.jean reno is amazing is such a great actor and in this movie he is very funny