Review of Burnt (2015) by Norm D — 25 Apr 2017

This is a good show where a personal drama of collapse, recovery, recompense, and redemption are painted onto the canvas of big city haute & nouveau cuisine. And Cooper gets it done. It's a food movie, for sure.

If you don't care for those, this won't grab you. But a movie like this must be incredibly challenging to stage & shoot - and have the food prep & presentation look amazing. The cast is outstanding, all superb in significant supporting roles.

Sienna Miller is subsumed into her role, effectively, and plays it understatedly & well. Vikander is almost a cameo; but she never fails to shine whatever the vehicle. So the low ratings seem unfair.

This was a good movie with lots of intensity & no more predictable than any other. In fact, there's a nice feint in the plot.. (However, what Mario Batali contributed - and why was he consulted? - is hard to say.

There are many better choices of consultants.).