Review of Burnt (2015) by James U — 18 Aug 2016
This movie was surprisingly good with Bradley Cooper dominating in the role of Adam Jones. He is the driving force behind the movie and he does so very very well with only a few small instances where I felt his character went a bit too far.
A clash in the kitchen between Adam and Helene, played by Sienna Miller, went a bit too far and felt as if its resolution was too easily passed over which paints Adam in an extremely negative light. It feels as if the movie buries Adam early on and it takes quite some time for him to turn around, too long for some I'd imagine.
Daniel Bruhl as Tony is truly wonderful to watch as he really does carry the good soul in this movie. The cast of cooks are actually quite good and their acting inside of the kitchen feels like that of a busy London restaurant, a video on the DVD goes into depth about their training by real chefs.
It seems to have paid off. As a side note I wonder why Uma Thurman as Simone Forth was incredibly underused while Emma Thompson does very well as Dr. Rosshilde dropping a few lines of wisdom. At time it would feel as if too many things are going against Adam but it is at this point that the movie takes a turn and things start going his way.
Its a least worth a DVD rental.
This review of Burnt (2015) was written by James U on 18 Aug 2016.
Burnt has generally received mixed reviews.
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