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Chef (2014)
Chef with a heart
Over the past ten years, TV & the media has pushed chefs & cooking like nothing else, making us all wish that a, we could cook like a pro or b, have a chef cook for us every day. Jon Favreaus Chef takes us into the kitchen of a once exciting & original cook who now runs a kitchen in a highly respectable restaurant , but finds his menus & kitchen controlled by the restaurant owner played by Dustin Hoffman. When a top food critic slates his food, Chef loses the plot & walks away from his job after confronting the critic with some well chosen expletives. Favreau also has a 10 year old son , who struggles for his dads attention & who along with his ex wife encourages him to go back to basics & cook the food that got him noticed in the first place . So begins a road trip with a differences as Chef & son plus sous chef John Leguziamo buy, renovate & then set off in Food truck on a journey from Miami to LA via New Orleans & Austin. Of course father & son bond & the food is fantastic as well as the soundtrack, but the journey & the message although not original is really well presented & I left with a smile. Go see.
Swingers (1996)
Fun & games for the thinking man
Can't believe that this film passed me by. I really enjoyed it. The film starts slowly, but soon it morphs into a film that both makes you smile & empathize with the characters lives & you find yourself wanting to see how these progress. It has a similar feel to the great film Diner, it's really a film for the boys , but isn't afraid to show its feminine side. Nice touches include the nods to Goodfellas & Reservoir Dogs. The film just gets better as it progresses . As the owner of A Sega Mega Drive, I also enjoyed the NHL Hockey scenes. If you like a story with a great script delivered brilliantly by Vince Vaughan, Jon Favreau & an ensemble cast at the top of its game, this one might just be for you.