Review of The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) by Matt C — 25 Aug 2014

I only saw this for two reasons: the theater that I work at was playing it so I could see it for free, and two of my friends were interested in this (but they didn't like it). In a nutshell, this is basically bland comfort food for your grandmother.

It's kind of interesting how unremarkable this is. Everything from the characters to the dialogue to the plot (every thread of it) is so clichéd that it comes off as a more culturally-diverse two-hour episode of Full House.

The comic relief throughout is lame and unfunny, while the actual dramatic moments are unintentionally funny and awkwardly staged. If you like tired plots and absolutely nothing new, then you might like this, but it'll also help if you're within the target demographic.

(However, there was an elderly couple in my showing that left because they were bored and uninterested.) And speaking of which, this movie is 122 minutes long, which is about 75 to 100 minutes too long, because, again, this is like a Lifetime movie or a Full House episode given how unoriginal and awkward it is to watch, and Helen Mirren doesn't even do much.

The most entertainment I got from this was laughing at it with the people that I saw it with, but even after 85 minutes, they were bugging me to leave with them (and they were interested in seeing it).

4/10, bad, two thumbs up, far below average, etc.