Boiling Point

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Michael Antony A Mikey’s Film Review: Boiling Point (2021) Directed by Philip Barantini Starring Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Ray Panthaki and Hannah Walters Set in a busy London restaurant kitchen and filmed in a non-stop single take (chosen from 3 such takes), Boiling Point presents us with a unique filmic perspective. A fly-on-the-wall look into the personal and professional lives of an over-worked, stressed out team as they try to get through their evening shift. Racist customers, cheeky ‘chancer’ influencers, over booking, forgotten food orders and nut allergies are only a few of the ‘minor’ challenges they face. The main protangonist Andy (brilliantly performed by Stephen Graham) has alcohol, drug and marriage problems. While some members of the team have to contend with English as a new language, the maître d' is being bullied and another of the more junior members is self harming. Almost everyone is strung out tired and on the verge of having a nervous breakdown… The pace rarely flags and the 92 minute running time flows quickly by. Perhaps too fast to establish and create a real connection and sympathy with the viewer. It’s a fascinating and mostly successful experiment. Some ideas linger long after the abrupt, bleak ending (there is no music throughout but a haunting song from Sam Fender fits perfectly over the final credits). I was totally engaged, but sadly for me a lasting emotional, sympathetic bond with the characters wasn’t quite there. Perhaps the follow up BBC series (2023) adds the missing gravitas and drama? As a result, it’s merely an interesting film with potential. Worth a look, even if only to compare with the vastly superior US TV series, The Bear. Mikey’s Film Rating: 3/5* Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/16/24 Full Review Francisco S This is how all kitchen movies should be. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/30/24 Full Review Audience Member Wow, The cinematography, editing and the scenes were good. It looks so realistic that people who working in the kitchen and cooking the food for the customers and food critics to finalize the dishes on what they are cooking. It would say the film was a masterpiece. I would recommend to watch film if you love food and cooking food. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/22/24 Full Review Jack D Single camera shot the whole movie was incredible! Such an amazing coordination of talents. Highlights how stressful the hospitality industry is Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/06/24 Full Review Jonah K This movie did manage to implement the one-shot as less of a gimmick, by justifying its use as a spatial and narrative tool. Really appreciated that. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/31/24 Full Review Lee C Despite being filmed in all one take (or looking that way, anyway) and despite taking place in a hectic restaurant, this movie was surprisingly boring. I never really cared about any of the characters. In addition, I found that many of them behaved irrationally and emotionally not because that's the way someone really would behave in that situation but because the writer needed them to behave that way in order to generate the desired stress and tension. In short, I found it a bit contrived. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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