
Step Up to the Plate
2012, Documentary, 1h 26m
27 Reviews 250+ RatingsYou might also like
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All Critics (27) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (9)
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A pleasurable, if drama-free portrait of French chef Michel Bras as he begins the handover of his three-star Michelin restaurant to his son, over the course of four seasons.
December 7, 2012 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
Lacoste threatens to lose his audience several times with the deliberate pacing of his doc, which takes too long to get things to the table in most cases.
December 6, 2012 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
A cerebral, dirge-paced outline of a father-son dynamic that asks the audience to fill in too many narrative and emotional gaps.
October 11, 2012 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review… -
It's an intimate and immaculate film, modest in its goals and greatly affecting.
September 24, 2012 | Full Review… -
It's pretty delicious.
September 21, 2012 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
The second shot alone makes the ensuing 80 or so minutes even more enjoyable.
September 20, 2012 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
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Dec 06, 2012A delightful story of the change over of a restaurant from father to son. I could sit and watch the goings on in a top kitchen for ages. The attention to detail and taste is absolutely fascinating.John B Super Reviewer
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