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Chef Flynn might have cut a little deeper into its subject's story, but this entertaining overview of a precocious talent's rise to acclaim still has enough flavor to satisfy.
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The film doesn't quite come together. Jan 25, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
The film doesn't quite come together.
Brad Wheeler
Flynn, who looks like a younger version of the young Christian Slater, is skinny, intense, a bit wary. If you've ever been the parent of a male adolescent - if you've ever been a male adolescent - you'll recognize him. Nov 23, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Flynn, who looks like a younger version of the young Christian Slater, is skinny, intense, a bit wary. If you've ever been the parent of a male adolescent - if you've ever been a male adolescent - you'll recognize him.
Mark Feeney
"Chef Flynn" seems more suited for an hour-long show on the Food Network. Its 82-minute running time, although short for a feature film, seems too bloated for this story. Nov 20, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
"Chef Flynn" seems more suited for an hour-long show on the Food Network. Its 82-minute running time, although short for a feature film, seems too bloated for this story.
G. Allen Johnson
Whether hitting a curveball or creating haute cuisine, there is something fascinating about watching a precocious talent at work. Nov 15, 2018 | Full Review…
Whether hitting a curveball or creating haute cuisine, there is something fascinating about watching a precocious talent at work.
Kevin Crust
For a film whose subject rightfully demands to be seen as more than just a kid, Chef Flynn does way too much coddling. Nov 9, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
For a film whose subject rightfully demands to be seen as more than just a kid, Chef Flynn does way too much coddling.
Odie Henderson
"Chef Flynn" is an engaging documentary about McGarry's boy-to-man journey, which concludes as he prepares to open his own restaurant in Manhattan. Nov 8, 2018 | Full Review…
"Chef Flynn" is an engaging documentary about McGarry's boy-to-man journey, which concludes as he prepares to open his own restaurant in Manhattan.
Glenn Kenny
I love the free range movement and thought this was a tremendous example of it. Feb 26, 2019 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
I love the free range movement and thought this was a tremendous example of it.
Rachel Wagner
Eureka is the name Flynn gave his in-house restaurant and pop-ups, and it would seem the exclamation is an apt title for his still blossoming career. Jan 27, 2019 | Full Review…
Eureka is the name Flynn gave his in-house restaurant and pop-ups, and it would seem the exclamation is an apt title for his still blossoming career.
Sarah Gopaul
Just wait for the grainy color film of the toddler version of the movie's titular chef blithely playing on the floor with his own pots and pans in fated anticipation of his future calling. It's too adorbs for words. Dec 6, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Just wait for the grainy color film of the toddler version of the movie's titular chef blithely playing on the floor with his own pots and pans in fated anticipation of his future calling. It's too adorbs for words.
Steve Davis
Because we only follow Flynn into his mid teens, we don't get to see how all this turns out, but what we do get is a portrait of a young man at a critical stage in his career, and a glimpse of the drive it takes to realise a childhood dream. Dec 2, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Because we only follow Flynn into his mid teens, we don't get to see how all this turns out, but what we do get is a portrait of a young man at a critical stage in his career, and a glimpse of the drive it takes to realise a childhood dream.
Jennie Kermode
The viewer is handed carefully curated highlights, and while there's plenty here for foodies to marvel over, there's not a sophisticated portrait of Flynn and his internal drive. Nov 29, 2018 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
The viewer is handed carefully curated highlights, and while there's plenty here for foodies to marvel over, there's not a sophisticated portrait of Flynn and his internal drive.
Brian Orndorf
The adult world of fine dining soon comes calling, overwhelming all sense of fun and play. Nov 28, 2018 | Full Review…
The adult world of fine dining soon comes calling, overwhelming all sense of fun and play.
Glenn Heath Jr.
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