This movie is Ratatouille for grown-ups! Visually appealing, you can almost smell all the ingredients and spices working the dish while still in the mix. But this movie is way more than just cooking exquisite and traditional dishes by taking advantage of the local produce.
With an almost impeccable cast that showcased the chemistry inside that food truck, Jon Favreau + John Leguizamo + Emjay Anthony flawlessly delivered a touching and genuine performance. On the other hand, I wasn’t impressed with Scarlett Johansson’s role: as laid back and boring as her stars tattoos. As for Sofía Vergara, I found her too strikingly beautiful and well dressed as to convince me she was the ex of this chef (a stereotype, my bad!). Beauty can be a problem, who would have believed! Nevertheless, she performed her part in such an amicable, sweet, humble, and enabling way that, all in all, she managed to compensate for her out of place looks!
The movie teaches us that although it might not be the best way to take your message across and defend your rights by losing your temper, it is still far better than eating your frustrations and ending up bitter for the rest of your life by knowing you did not stood by what was the right thing to do. Reputation is frail so standing for our principles always comes at a price, but it is also the source of mental peace and of a renewed sense of purpose. I would pay for an Austin’s Midnight right now! As for having to stand in line? Not so much… unless it is in New Orleans!