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No Reservations (2007)
description written by member Zara:
In this remake of the German comedy "Mostly Martha," Zeta-Jones plays the frosty chef Martha James, who's stunned when her sister dies and leaves a 10-year-old daughter in her care. She also finds herself sharing her kitchen with a charming up-and-coming chef (Eckhart). Their chemistry grows beyond a culinary level.
| Release Date: | July 27th, 2007 |
| MPAA Rating: | PG |
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No Reservations Movie Review by Matthew  (8/3/2007) |
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About midway through "No Reservations", Zoe (Abigail Breslin) turns to her aunt, Kate (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and says...
"Aunt Kate, you don't have to do that..."
"What?"
"Try so hard."
It occurred to me this is an apt analogy for the film itself. Director Scott Hicks ("Shine", "Snow Falling on Cedars") you don't have to...
(complete No Reservations review by Matthew)
| No Reservations Movie Review by Karma (2/1/2009) |
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I watched this movie expecting a romantic comedy. Whatever this is supposed to be, it's not a comedy. It's a romance, sure, but not a comedy.
The leads are both beautiful, and that makes up for the overall lack of chemistry.
The real heart of this movie is the orphaned niece Zeta-Jones's character takes care...
(complete No Reservations review by Karma)
| No Reservations Movie Review by Jarrod (7/29/2007) |
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'No Reservations' features Catherine Zeta-Jones as the female equivalent of Gordon Ramsey, a rude and temperamental chef, who just happens to be a culinary wizard, able to produce succulent dishes that garner rave reviews from grateful customers. Her name in Kate Armstrong, and she runs her kitchen with frightful tyranny,...
(complete No Reservations review by Jarrod)
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