Review of Soul Kitchen (2009) by Kim B — 24 Oct 2010
Extremely well-executed comedy from a director known for making intense, weighty films. Cool cast (esp. Moritz Bleibtreu and Birol ï¿ 1/2nel). One of the last films Monica Bleibtreu ever did and she shines in a tiny role.
A movie like any Shakespearean comedy: about romance, life choices, chance and absurd coincidences. Really fun. I also love the added thrust that the whitest, most ethnically German character (many are Greek- and Turkish-German or else not assholes) is the villain and he also gets his comeuppance.
The villain is the blondest, slimiest financial idiot you can think of (he buys up peoples' property and knocks it down, a perfect villain for this political period). Marvelous.
This review of Soul Kitchen (2009) was written by Kim B on 24 Oct 2010.
Soul Kitchen has generally received positive reviews.
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