Genre: Drama
Running Length: 2:02
Cast: Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal, Charlotte Le Bon, Amit Shah, Farzana Dua Elahe, Dillon Mitra
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY is an old-fashioned charming motion picture which explores the warmth of budding young love ala Romeo and Juliet style, the pursuit of a dream and the power of food and family. The location chosen is almost fairy tale like; a simple and beautiful small town where everything seems to be frozen in time - people use bicycles and rotary phones. Even A.R. Rahman's score is more restrained and tender compared to his usual high energy trademark. Veterans Helen Mirren and Om Puri's performance are enigmatic but the main star of the film is Manish Dayal - he is charismatic as the leading man and is convincing as an Indian cook as he cooks up magnificent Indian dishes in the kitchen. His on-screen romance with a beautiful French chef girl is sweetly charming. However, the movie is probably longer than it should as the third act is somewhat unnecessary thus it stumbles a bit. Also, there's a sense that the director was attempting to develop food-saturated scenes like Chef but it doesn't quite reach into the stomach like that film did.
Rating: 8/10
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