No Reservations (2007)

Directed by

Scott Hicks

Genre

drama film, romantic comedy

Country

Australia, United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 1,505 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A tough head chef in a top New York restaurant takes in her young niece after her sister dies. She struggles to balance work and family while starting a relationship with a new chef who challenges her rigid kitchen style.

poignantslow-pacedwarmmelancholicromanticfamily-centeredmoodybittersweet

What happens

No Reservations is a 2007 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Scott Hicks and starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, and Abigail Breslin. The screenplay by Carol Fuchs is an adaptation of an original script by Sandra Nettelbeck, which served as the basis for the 2001 German film Mostly Martha, and revolves around a hard-edged chef whose life is turned upside down when she decides to take in her young niece following a tragic accident that killed her sister. Patricia Clarkson, Bob Balaban, and Jenny Wade co-star, with Brían F. O'Byrne, Lily Rabe, and Zoë Kravitz—appearing in her first feature film—playing supporting roles. The film received a mixed reception from critics, who found it "too predictable and melancholy for the genre". Released on July 27, 2007, in the United States and Canada, No Reservations grossed $12 million in its opening weekend. It grossed a total of $92.6 million worldwide. Breslin was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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