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No Reservations
The side dishes make the feast
By
TOM MEEK
|
July 24, 2007
NO RESERVATIONS
3.0
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Scott Hicks’s loose remake of the 2001 German hit,
Mostly Martha
, might feature Catherine Zeta-Jones as the main entrée, but the film’s side dishes — its outstanding ensemble cast — make the feast. Zeta-Jones brings complexity and conviction to brassy New York City chef Kate Armstrong, whose job running the kitchen at a chi-chi midtown eatery totally occupies her life. This changes when her sister dies in an accident and Kate is given charge of her newly orphaned niece, Zoe (
Little Miss Sunshine
’s Abigail Breslin). Meanwhile, the business-minded restaurateur (Patricia Clarkson) brings in a gonzo sous chef (Aaron Eckhart) to help in the kitchen. As expected, a clash of culinary style and a spark of romance ensue. Hicks, who directed
Shine
, overplays the sentiment. But the give-and-take among the three leads and the scenes of Kate talking to her shrink (Bob Balaban) take the cake.
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