Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) had a meltdown as a two-star Michelin chef in Paris. He was addicted to drugs, alcohol, and women. He burnt down all his bridges, and spent the last couple of years shucking a million oysters in New Orleans. Now clean and sober, he decides to achieve the third star in London. He convinces maître d' Tony to get him started. He recruits many of the old mates and some new ones including sous-chef Helene (Sienna Miller).
Bradley Cooper is doing an angry brat looking for salvation. This movie crystallizes when his character tells the therapist that he's gathering a team like the Seven Samurai. Most of these characters become story constructs. There are still good stuff here. I like Sienna Miller and her character. The longer she held out against the inevitable romance, the better her character is. I like the switch with the villain of the movie. I'm always up for some food porn. Overall, it's too formulaic, too much flash, but is good enough of a watch.
Bradley Cooper is doing an angry brat looking for salvation. This movie crystallizes when his character tells the therapist that he's gathering a team like the Seven Samurai. Most of these characters become story constructs. There are still good stuff here. I like Sienna Miller and her character. The longer she held out against the inevitable romance, the better her character is. I like the switch with the villain of the movie. I'm always up for some food porn. Overall, it's too formulaic, too much flash, but is good enough of a watch.