Big Night

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ken good acting and enjoyed the cooking scenes too Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/08/22 Full Review Pete H Delicious plot and brilliantly acted. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/01/24 Full Review Nathan W Let me start by saying, that most of these stars are for the performances. Because there were some issues going on here. I thought the script was well written, and even amusing at times, but a lot of the character interactions felt off to me. (Especially between Driver and Tucci). I usually enjoy the simple, mostly one location, stories, but I had a harder time getting into this one. The overall pace of the film was on the slow side, and many of the scenes dragged on longer than they needed to. Some scenes made no sense at all, since they had nothing to do with they story. And the ones that were relevant, were largely uninteresting. Tony Shalhoub and Stanley Tucci both gave wonderful and passionate performances, as did the supporting cast, which is a large part of why this movie worked as well as it did. (Special shoutout to the late Ian Holm, who brought so much charm and intensity to his role). Some of the direction didn't make sense to me though. I liked that there were a number of nice long takes through out the film, but I didn't, and don't, care for characters switching back and forth between languages during dialogue, like they did a number of times. I can see why the critics were so into this picture, but I wasn't feeling it as much. Despite Tucci and Shalhoub's obvious chemistry together, not much actually happened plot wise and I was teetering on the edge of boredom for a good chunk of the runtime. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review Jeff M If ever a movie could be described as "delicious", this is definitely the one! Do not watch this under any conditions if you haven't eaten in the last 6 hours. The last half of this film is basically a delectable dinner filled with an assortment of eccentric guests, wonderful wine and the most mouth-watering courses imaginable. And the movie surrounding it ain't half bad either! This motion picture somehow flew under my radar - I knew of it but never felt compelled to watch. And I'm so glad to have discovered it. As much as it's about food, it's also about family - Tucci and Shalhoub have extraordinary chemistry together and will forever be brothers in my mind. The whole cast is outstanding - and what fun to see singer Marc Anthony in a supporting role as their restaurant employee. Ian Holm was worthy of an Oscar nomination, and I may have thrown one to Isabella Rossellini as well - she is absolutely glowing here. If you loved the Italian family of MOONSTRUCK, I think you'll find a lot to appreciate here. Especially the food! And the ending is perfection! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review Lee H Hard to beat this one. The music, atmosphere and message are so terrific. I would be hard pressed to think of many better movies that highlight the struggle/reward of work and the beauty of a kitchen. Magnificent! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/12/23 Full Review X O It's ok. Secondo needs a lesson in knowing who to trust. Could see the bullsht by Pascale a mile away. But Secondo gets mad at Primo? Idiot. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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