Comme un chef

The French version of Steve Martin lives out his culinary ambitions and, although you will like this warm comedy, in the end it leaves no special aftertaste that would make you watch it regularly. And since the three stars are Lagarde’s dream, I don’t have the heart not to give them to him... And also because Ratatouille did the same better and more gracefully. (19/11/2012)

Staromilská pohoda, která vypadá, jak kdyby čekala třicet let někde v šuplíku. Old-fashioned comfort, which looks as if it has been waiting for thirty years in a drawer. Nesází na překvapení nebo originalitu, ale ten feel-good pocit z gastronomických superzážitků všechno vynahradí. It doesn't rely on surprises or originality, but that feel-good feeling from gastronomic super experiences will compensate for everything. Michaël Youn s Jeanem Renem se očividně hledali. Michaël Youn and Jean Reno were obviously looking for each other. (06/12/2012)

La cuisine et les films, c'est pour moi une combinaison jouissive. Les films ayant pour thème la cuisine et la chasse aux étoiles sont toujours coulés dans un moule plus ou moins identique et regorgent de clichés, mais moi, j’adore. Ici, je me suis défoulé, j’ai ri, j’ai pleuré et je me retrouve donc quelque peu attendri. Très fun, le duo central est excellent, Julien Boisselier est joliment vicieux et les belles Françaises dans les rôles secondaires procurent à l’ensemble cet esprit français qu’on aime bien. Et puis, où d'autre qu’en France ou en Espagne devrait-on faire des films de cuisine ? Le prochain à San Sebastián, s’il vous plaît ! (20/08/2017)

So it's official, I like movies about food and cooking. There's also the hope that Jean Reno will play something cool, which fortunately happened here. I enjoyed the movie, had a good laugh, and I've been convinced that I might try molecular gastronomy sometime, but it definitely won't be a lifelong love affair like with classic cuisine. (24/10/2016)