Kate Armstrong is a distinguished chef who manages her life and kitchen realistically and without fatigue. But after a long period of time, Kate's life changes as her sister moves away and leaves her a little girl to raise. Kate goes through many clashes and bitter situations, especially when a new soup chef threatens to take her kitchen abruptly. Kate tries to enter into intense competition with her life despite her romanticism.
There's nothing in this story that you haven't seen before, and you'll know everything that's going to happen long before it does, yet it's all done with such charm and style that you won't care.
No Reservations is worth penciling in to your schedule, though it's more guilty diversion than memorable feast.
Colorado Springs Gazette
February 28, 2008
Like the well-known joke about Chinese fare %u2014 No Reservations satisfies while you're sitting down at the table, but an hour later you're hungry again.
To see No Reservations is to see what's wrong with a lot of American movies. A remake Mostly Martha, it takes a winning recipe and adds some distinctly Hollywood flavors: It takes adult characters and has them behave like children.
You don't need to have been a fan of the terrific German film Mostly Martha that inspired this remake, or even to have seen the original, to recognize that her American cousin has a tendency to overcook things.
Not bad, not amazing. Just a classy romantic comedy that, like a good meal, is enjoyable enough to partake of, but the taste of which will fade soon thereafter.
