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- 2014
- R
- Open Road Films (II)
- 1 h 54 m
- 2014
- R
- Open Road Films (II)
- 1 h 54 m
- 2014
- R
- Open Road Films (II)
- 1 h 54 m
- 2014
- R
- Open Road Films (II)
- 1 h 54 m
Chef
68
7.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 36 Critic Reviews
68
69% Positive
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
25% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
6% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 36 Critic Reviews
68
69% Positive
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
25% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
6% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Chef is the best thing he (Favreau) has ever done, as writer or director or actor. It's the sort of thing of beauty that filmmakers are ultimately remembered for.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 345 User Ratings
7.7
80% Positive
276 Ratings
276 Ratings
15% Mixed
52 Ratings
52 Ratings
5% Negative
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 345 User Ratings
7.7
80% Positive
276 Ratings
276 Ratings
15% Mixed
52 Ratings
52 Ratings
5% Negative
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
I love this movie. The music is great, the food looks tasty, and it's really funny sometimes. I just feel a little disappointed with how the movie ended, but it's nothing major. Go watch this now.
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CHEF is a movie bursting at the seams with life. Music, food, family, comedy, a road trip, cuban cuisine, and all the best food porn you can get. Jon Favreau has seriously outdone himself here. With this perfect film he has instantly shot up to one of my favorite storytellers ever. It's as feel good as possible, one of the most wholesome movies I've ever seen. You really can't ask for a better movie than CHEF.
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If the Favreau-written “Swingers” concerned itself with the pursuit of meaningful romance and the Favreau-directed “Made” tackled the pursuit of a better living, then the slight if continually amusing Chef is clearly his paean to rekindling one’s passions, whether as an artist, a husband or a father.
The first two thirds of Chef crackle with hunger-inducing imagery and laughter-provoking gags.
There’s a pretty good movie buried somewhere deep inside the ungainly pastry that is Chef.
The easygoing comedy keeps a familiar story going despite minor plot hiccups.
While the more down-to-earth Chef does offer some fascinating autobiographical dimensions, the film is also an overlong, unfunny, largely insufferable bore.
Jon Favreau is a person that is relatively unknown in film, despite directing Iron Man 1 and 2 and Elf. Chef was a movie that took a while for me to warm up to. I wasn't really interested in the first part of the movie, it seemed like something I had seen so many times before. However I really began to enjoy it after about an hour or so. Facvreau has obviously made an incredible amount of connection while in Hollywood. There are lots of stars scattered through this movie. Chef could have been better but I applaud the effort and hope to see more from Favreau
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Very well made movie. It hooks you right in the beginning and the plot starts to develop in a nice pace. It also does some good turns. The problem for me - it tries too hard and fails to be fun.
Interesting, maybe, but fun - no. And about that "interesting" factor - after the movie reached 50% it started to loose grip. The plot became stale and predictable.
6 out of 10 for high production values, but not actually making me care nor have a good enough time.
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Production Company
Aldamisa Entertainment,
Fairview Entertainment,
Kilburn Media
Release Date May 9, 2014
Duration 1 h 54 m
Rating R
Tagline Starting from scratch never tasted so good.
Awards
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Critics Choice Awards
• 1 Nomination