Chef (2014)
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Critic Consensus: Chef's charming cast and sharp, funny script add enough spice to make this feel-good comedy a flavorful -- if familiar -- treat.
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Cast
as Carl Casper
as Martin
as Inez
as Tony
as Riva
as Molly
as Ramsey Michel
as Marvin
as Percy
as Jen
as Miami Cop
as Vendor
as Mr. Bonetangles
as Flora
as Abuelito
as Band Member
as Band Member
as Band Member
as Band Member
as Versailles Host
as Marvin's Assistant
as Kitchen Supply Clerk
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
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Critic Reviews for Chef
All Critics (178) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (154) | Rotten (24)
It's such a treat to see such an endearing slice o' life in the middle of this blockbuster season. There's not a single comic book character in sight.
Chef is compelling, somewhat convincing and, according to many who know better than I, it's largely on trend.
Favreau has assembled a terrific cast for a road trip that is joyous and revelatory, all set to a great soundtrack ...
It's a refreshing change of pace from typical summer fare, a story not framed around the skeleton of an old TV series or designed as a tie-in to Hasbro toys.
If "Chef" were a musical, you'd walk out humming the food - and you might end up doing that anyway.
Chef is so thin and bland it doesn't even inspire contempt.
Audience Reviews for Chef
Never has food looked this delicious on the screen. If you watch this film hungry, you will probably starve, if you watch it full, you'll get hungry again. For a film about a chef trying to fulfill his dream of a food truck, that may be a no-brainer but actually plays a pretty big role here, because it's an important character trait for Favreau's chef. The great cast clearly had fun with his, quite a few dialogs feel improvised and very natural. The film also portrays a pretty realistic use of social media and the times we live in, if you'd wanna see that negatively you could say it's a long Twitter commercial. That'd be cynical, which the film is everything but. A light-hearted, lovable and entertaining feel good movie that makes you wanna eat delicious food and travel the US.
Super Reviewer
Competent and more or less charming, but the plot features little credible adversity and stakes that ring hollow. It's a slice of life, sure, but it just doesn't feel "real-life" enough. Insistent and borderline insipid.
Super Reviewer
This seems more like a project of pure egocentrism and self-indulgence from Jon Favreau, as he plays an idiot surrounded by gorgeous women like Sofia Vergara and Scarlett Johansson in a feel-good story that will only feel good to himself - really, it doesn't even have a real conflict.
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Chef Quotes
| Carl Casper: | "I'm fucking lost." |
| Molly: | "That's a good place to start." |
| Carl Casper: | "What if I just cook you something?" |
| Carl Casper: | It's up! It's up! The review's up! 'His dramatic weight gain can only be explained by the fact that he must be eating all the food sent back to the kitchen'. |