Review of Chef (2014) by Spangle — 27 Jun 2014
Overall, this effort from Jon Favreau is a heart warming, touching, and loaded with charm. For the most part, Chef is a relatively straightforward film with good comedic elements blended with good dramatic elements, which combine to produce a pretty good film.
Not world beating by any means, but it is undoubtedly endlessly enjoyable and fun for the whole family. In terms of acting, John Leguizamo has a great charismatic performance in support here and really is the bright star in this bunch.
For a child actor, EmJay Anthony is also good and never really sticks out like a sore thumb. The kid was entirely convincing. Jon Favreau was fine in the lead role as well, he made you like him right away and while he may not be my first choice, it worked well overall.
Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr. also had good, though small, roles here. Now, I do not know if I can buy that Favreau dates Johansson and used to be married to Sofia Vergara here, but since the guy wrote, directed, and acted in this one, I can appreciate the dream, haha.
This review of Chef (2014) was written by Spangle on 27 Jun 2014.
Chef has generally received positive reviews.
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