Review of Soul Kitchen (2009) by Dickie L — 25 Nov 2009
Turkish/German director Fatih Akin goes for a jaunty change of pace with his latest, Soul Kitchen, a vibrant dramedy that gets by mainly on great music and brisk pacing. While the acting is good (Bousdoukos and Bleibtreu make for convincing brothers) character's actions often defy logic. Indeed keeping the comedic tone was clearly more important than credibility.
Still, the soundtrack is so infectious and the settings eye catching (I want a warehouse apartment in Hamburg's Speicherstadt district now!) its hard not to get some enjoyment out of this.
Oh, and some great cooking sequences too, never a bad thing.
In fact its all pretty easy to take until the final stretches when cliched scenarios are employed to tie things up a little too neatly.
This review of Soul Kitchen (2009) was written by Dickie L on 25 Nov 2009.
Soul Kitchen has generally received positive reviews.
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