Dinner Rush (2000)
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Reviews Counted: 44
Fresh: 40 | Rotten: 4
With the aid of a witty script and a well-acted ensemble, Dinner Rush is a tasty dish.
Average Rating: 7.5/10
Critic Reviews: 14
Fresh: 13 | Rotten: 1
With the aid of a witty script and a well-acted ensemble, Dinner Rush is a tasty dish.
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Music may be the food of love, but a group of gangsters are singing a very different tune at a fancy New York dining room in this dark comedy. Louis (Danny Aiello) is the owner of an upscale restaurant in New York's Tribeca district where his son Udo (Edoardo Ballerini) has become the head chef. Udo's exotic recipes have made the restaurant the talk of the town and very profitable as well, though Louis confesses that he can't stand Udo's cooking. Louis has another son, Duncan (Kirk Acevedo), who
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Danny Aiello
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Edoardo Ballerini
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Vivian Wu
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Mike McGlone
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Kirk Acevedo
Duncan -
Sandra Bernhard
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Polly Draper
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Mark Margolis
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Manny Perez
Gabriel -
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All Critics (55) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (40) | Rotten (4) | DVD (11)
Aiello is perfect as the low-key Louis, and there is not a weak link in his entire supporting cast.
Top CriticThere are enough plots here to challenge a Robert Altman, specialist in interlocking stories, but the director, Bob Giraldi, masters the complexities as if he knows the territory.
Benefits enormously from Aiello's down-to-earth magnificence.
It's not Big Night, but there's much worth tasting here.
Dinner Rush has the attention to frantic detail and hustling spirit that adds necessary sizzle to restaurant films.
Surely as satisfying as any of the delicious-looking food served at Louis' restaurant -- and is as full of surprises as any dish Udo ever concocted.
Set in a downtown restaurant, this is a small, well-acted (particularly by Danny Aiello) quintessentially New York film that recalls indie movies of the 1980s.
Shares the heady, dizzying atmosphere that turns great meals into memorable events.
A genre film, but it tries to tell a story from a different angle - not through tough guys and excessive violence but through a character-driven drama with several different perspectives.
This is an unusually patient and composed feature - it's solidly scripted, it knows where it's going and arrives there with a minimum of fuss.
Fiery energy, swift, character-driven chitchat and a tough, upbeat sense of how the world works.
The conflict between the 'sausages and peppers' father and his 'lobster in shallot, champagne and vanilla bean sauce' son is just one of many juicy threads running through this Altman-esque banquet.
'...beautifully captures the spirit and pace of a popular, bustling eating-house.'
A movie of rich specifics and stylistic creativity that clearly comes from the heart
It's as insubstantial as a plate of linguini, but very, very tasty.
Audience Reviews for Dinner Rush
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Director: Bob Giraldi
Summary: Louis (Danny Aiello) is an aging bookie and restaurateur who's bemoaning the transformation of Giginos -- his restaurant in the TriBeCa area of New York City -- from a down-to-earth, mom-and-pop Italian eatery to a pretentious, see-and-be-seen establishment. To make matters worse, Louis's son Udo (Edoardo Ballerini), a talented chef, wants to take over the restaurant ... as do a pair of thugs who murdered Louis's partner.
My Thoughts: "I was pleasantly surprised by this film. It's not one I planned on seeing. But I am glad I did. There's only a handful of actor's in this that are recognizable for me, but there is great acting by every lead and supporting actor in this. There are many characters in this movie and the director does a great job at playing off of all of them. It's an impressive weaved story. I am still surprised by the ending since I didn't see it coming. It's not your average mob story, but one I enjoyed from start to finish. "
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