Foreign film with subtitles: not everybody's cup of tea. I don't mind subtitles; once I'm absorbed in the story, they don't really become an issue. Such is the case with Le Chef.
Yes, it's French, the characters are French, the locale is in France, and everybody speaks French.
Now, the story goes like this:
Famous chef is being pressed to reinvent himself, to keep up with the latest trends- here something called molecular gastronomy. Yes, a fanciful farce of a trend. Then in a series of coincidences, a sad sack aspiring chef stumbles into the chef's kitchen at the famed restaurant and proceeds to save the day. Various episodic subplots help to carry the romp through the film to its finale as the maestro passes the baton.
Thoroughly enjoyable, visually attractive-food closeups, and artful performances by the cast.
4****.
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