Review of The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) by James R — 24 Jan 2016

Really good cast here with a feel good story. The Hundred-Foot Journey is the story of a young man named Hassan (Manish Dayal) who along with his father Papa (Om Puri) and family move to France to open an Indian restaurant.

Papa wants to open the spot in a lively place right across from one of the top restaurants in France owned and ran by Madam Mallory (Helen Mirren). Madam Mallory hates the fact that Papa has opened a restaurant across the street and see's it like its ruining the fine dining experience she's been working hard toward for many years.

Hassan on the other hand is crazy good at making food. He infuses the traditional Indian spices and along with a fellow chef that works for Madam Mallory named Marguerite (Charlotte Le Bon) begins to perfect cooking.

The two restaurants clash and go back and forth in a bitter rivalry, but soon enough the two realize that to work and be successful they have to set their differences aside. Hassan also learns a valuable lesson in remembering the past and to not forget where he comes from.

I would say the firs 75% of the film is fantastic. It's light hearted at times, shot beautifully and there's so much color. The last quarter of the film is kind of the eventual wrap up of what's happened to everyone and at that time I felt like it rushes a bit too much.

Hassan has changed and we see him within ten minutes go back to just how he was.I would have liked to see a bit more character development, but overall it's still a nice movie and I recommend giving it a look!