Chef

Mouth-Wateringly Funny

Director: John Favreau
Release Date: 2014
Rating: 15
Running Time: 110 mins
Genre: Comedy
Starring: John Favreau, Sofia Vergara, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson

Take a slab of comedy, add a dash of style, a sprinkle of Latin music and finally a big off sandwich van and you've got John Favreau's feel good summer comedy Chef. This film stands out as one of the strongest feel good films of last year being both highly entertaining, heart warming and most of all mouth-wateringly funny.

When Chef Carl quits his job after refusing to work any longer for uptight restaurant owner Dustin Hoffman, he takes it upon himself; with the help of his son, best friend and fellow chef John Leguizamo, and of course twitter, to set up his own mobile sandwich business which might just have turned out to be the best move in his career.

Despite skipping the cinema and going straight to DVD in the UK, if you want a feel good comedy, inspiration of cooking and then this is certainly that fil. Though there's no real complexity to the plot, it's just a good time, simplistic and funny. As Favreau's directorial début it's fair to say he's got talent, with fantastic cinematography making the food look so tempting critics are naming it Food Porn. It was good to see Favreau bring in his Iron Man buddies as well to cameo, with the likes of Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr, he did pull together a fantastic cast. The chemistry on set between Favreau and his movie son Emjay Anthony was brilliant and I know most child actors never really go on to pursue an adult career in acting but for me, the young star almost stole the film.

Although in parts the humour can be slightly boystrous and somewhat crude, overall it's a very heart-warming family film that's worth giving a watch if you're in the mood for something light and entertaining. Slightly boystrous humour but overlly touching and inspiring. Just make sure you've eaten a good meal before hand as it'll build you up quite an appetite if watched on an empty stomach.

Fantastically feel good.

8/10