CHEF MOVIE REVIEW
Chef movie full review:-
The Hindi adaptation of Jon Favreau's 2014 Hollywood movie by the same
name, Chef is a unique tale of Roshan Kalra's journey to find out his true
priorities and source of happiness. It's a story of food, love, family,
togetherness, and that of a father's rediscovery of the bond with his son.
Roshan
Kalra is a chef who is shown unraveling when we first meet him: frothing at the
mouth, and out of a job. Right from then on, ‘Chef’ takes pains to tell us that
despite himself, and the roadblocks he runs into, Kalra will get to where he
needs to, not wants to.
This is a grown-up
premise, and the film is fashioned as a solid rom com cum a late coming of age
tale of Peter-Pan-like adults. It is no surprise that this desi ‘Chef’ is a
near-faithful adaptation of the Hollywood hit of the same name, directed by Jon
Favreau. And it is perfectly apt that Roshan Kalra is played by Saif Ali Khan,
a star desperately in need of grown-up re-invention. ‘Chef’ is a good-looking film, with
good-looking people. The ingredients have been carefully assembled. Khan is
ripe for real difference, playing a divorced, middle-aged man and a father to a
young boy (Kamble), who is a natural. The leading lady (Janakiraman) has a
smile that reaches her eyes: she feels organic in a way no one else does. And
there’s a solid supporting cast: we see Chandan Roy Sanyal having fun, and an
all-too brief turn by the deliciously salt-and-pepper Milind Soman.
There
are some interesting flavours here, but ‘Chef’ feels derivative, and doesn’t
come together as a fully satisfactory dish. And that’s got to do with the
uneven, stodgy writing. The smoothness that should have been part of a
first-rate spread is evident only in some parts: the others are awkward and
stilted and contrived, and that impacts the entire film. This is the kind of
film which lends itself to different languages and inflections. Roshan’s ex is
a Malayali, so for her to break into her native tongue is natural. That’s true
for her son as well, and he does best. Roshan himself is heard speaking
perfectly passable Angrezi but they all affect a strange, plastic English Hindi
mix, created solely in Bollywood.And the way the food on display is handled is
a disappointment. Kalra claims he is a great chef (did I hear three Michelin
stars mentioned somewhere?) but is to be seen twirling his fork around some
pasta, mostly. It’s a mystery why Kalra has been written so blandly. A man who
loves food literally dives into, takes deep swallows of it, sniffs the aroma,
eats with contagious pleasure. Yes, he seems to have lost his mojo, we are
told, but what is it that brings him back to the table, all guns firing? I kept
waiting for the tipping point. The film does make a stab at depicting the
sensuousness that comes with the true enjoyment of cooking and savouring colors
and tastes, but it remains, just that, a stab: no one, including Kalra, gets
their nose really busy.Still, this is where Saif Ali Khan needs to be, this
zone, where he can be a flawed person in search of his true self. Here he
plays, variously, a failed husband, a father not very good at parenting, and a
man not knowing what he wants. And he could have made a meal of it, if this was
a better realized film.
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my show users review :-
Ashish
A good script... Different from the normal masala
movies.. Specially u must watch it wuth ur dad.. The bond of a father and son
well depicted
Sanjay
Hollywood tadka in Bollywood Style Saif has Played
awesome role excellent job by the whole team realistic acting by every
character,a movie worth watching
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