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No Reservations (2007)

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Average Rating: 5.2/10
Reviews Counted: 161
Fresh: 66 | Rotten: 95

This romantic comedy may look good on paper, but it's too predictable and melancholy for the genre.

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Average Rating: 5.2/10
Critic Reviews: 35
Fresh: 13 | Rotten: 22

This romantic comedy may look good on paper, but it's too predictable and melancholy for the genre.

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Average Rating: 3.4/5
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Carol Fuchs adapts writer/director Sandra Nettelbeck's screenplay for the 2001 romantic drama Mostly Martha for this Scott Hicks directed remake starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, and Patricia Clarkson. Kate Armstrong (Jones) is the master chef who is equally intense both in and out of the kitchen. Though Kate's "Type A" personality serves her well when whipping up meals in the trendy Manhattan eatery where she has made a name for herself, it threatens to sink her when she is named as

PG, 1 hr. 44 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Sandra Nettelbeck, Carol Fuchs

Feb 13, 2008

$43.1M

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Critic Reviews for No Reservations

All Critics (166) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (67) | Rotten (100) | DVD (17)

Sometimes movies make sense in a logical way; sometimes they make only emotional sense. No Reservations makes no damned sense at all.

July 27, 2007 Full Review Source: Salon.com | Comment
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
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No Reservations is worth penciling in to your schedule, though it's more guilty diversion than memorable feast.

July 27, 2007 Full Review Source: USA Today | Comment
Claudia Puig
USA Today
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A shamelessly microwaved American rewarming of the 2002 German romantic comedy Mostly Martha.

July 27, 2007 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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You don't need to have been a fan of the terrific German film Mostly Martha that inspired this remake, or even to have seen the original, to recognize that her American cousin has a tendency to overcook things.

July 27, 2007 Full Review Source: San Jose Mercury News | Comment
Bruce Newman
San Jose Mercury News
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To see No Reservations is to see what's wrong with a lot of American movies. A remake Mostly Martha, it takes a winning recipe and adds some distinctly Hollywood flavors: It takes adult characters and has them behave like children.

July 27, 2007 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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It's the blandness of the characters, the staleness of the settings and Zeta Jones' struggle with reserve that hobbles No Reservations.

July 27, 2007 Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | Comment
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
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Chalk it up as an alternative to watching a kitchen full of singing rats.

April 28, 2011 Full Review Source: East Bay Express | Comment
Kelly Vance
East Bay Express

Not bad, not amazing. Just a classy romantic comedy that, like a good meal, is enjoyable enough to partake of, but the taste of which will fade soon thereafter.

August 25, 2008 Full Review Source: ReelzChannel.com | Comment
Heather Huntington
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There are things to praise here--among them, the performance of Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine), whose reaction shots are subtle yet priceless.

April 8, 2008 Full Review Source: HollywoodinHiDef.com | Comment
James Plath
HollywoodinHiDef.com

Catherine Zeta-Jones controls the kitchen, but can't control my attention.

March 3, 2008 Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | Comment
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review

No Reservations is not an entirely awful movie; it's just a dull one.... (HD DVD and DVD Combo Edition)

February 28, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
John J. Puccio
Movie Metropolis

Like the well-known joke about Chinese fare %u2014 No Reservations satisfies while you're sitting down at the table, but an hour later you're hungry again.

February 28, 2008 Full Review Source: Colorado Springs Gazette | Comment
Brandon Fibbs
Colorado Springs Gazette

Don't be surprised if you're hungry again a few hours later.

February 27, 2008 Full Review Source: The Deadbolt | Comment
Brian Tallerico
The Deadbolt

There's nothing in this story that you haven't seen before, and you'll know everything that's going to happen long before it does, yet it's all done with such charm and style that you won't care.

February 14, 2008 Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | Comment
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

A zesty concoction of offbeat, temperamental characters who do their best to resist one another in matters of the heart, while also swallowing a whole lot more than their pride.

February 10, 2008 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | Comment
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

...there's not much sparkle in the movie and even less spark to the love story.

February 9, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
John J. Puccio
Movie Metropolis

Bland-but-sweet dramedy more for adult palates.

November 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Sandie Angulo Chen
Common Sense Media
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NO RESERVATIONS was a toned down version of a chick flick--excuse me--romantic and comedic drama. It wasn't funny, but I could see why some considered it a comedy.Catherine Zeta-Jones gives her usual effort--the good, solid performance a film needs to stay together. All the other actors are boring, uninspired, and

July 17, 2011
spielberg00
Alexander Diminiano

Super Reviewer

More romantic/drama than a comedy. It has more heartfelt, feel good moments than any really laugh out loud scenes. Still it was a nice story, with a good cast and well made. Just always a bit predictable.

December 23, 2007
Deano78
Dean !

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No Reservations Quotes

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    1. Therapist: Why do you come to see me every week?
    2. Kate: My boss said she'd fire me if I didn't get therapy.
    3. Therapist: Why do you think, she thinks you need therapy? Why?
    4. Kate: You know what, I haven't the faintest idea.
    – Submitted by Nick S (2 months ago)

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