Le Chef
Cohen Media Group | Release Date: June 20, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
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Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleLeba HertzJul 5, 2014
A delightful French comedy. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJul 24, 2014
An amusing soufflé of a comedy that pokes fun at foodies while honoring the art of those who cook for them. Read full review
63
New York PostLou LumenickJun 18, 2014
Roughly a more broadly comic French version of John Favreau’s “Chef,’’ this film stars veteran Jean Reno as a longtime celebrity chef who may lose control of his Paris restaurant because the young new CEO thinks he’s old toque. Read full review
50
Boston GlobePeter KeoughJul 31, 2014
Usually a French comedy such as this requires some crude modifications before a studio like Touchstone can remake it for American audiences. In this case, though, they just need to lose the subtitles and dub in the voices of actors like Rob Schneider or Adam Sandler. Until then, bon appetit! Read full review
50
Washington PostMark JenkinsJul 24, 2014
After evoking only warm smiles in its first half, Le Chef ultimately veers into farce. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesBruce IngramJul 17, 2014
It’s meant to be a soufflé-light charmer, but the bland, predictable French comedy Le Chef basically falls flat. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiJul 16, 2014
Le Chef is practically bursting with good-natured bonhomie. Read full review
40
VarietyAlissa SimonJun 19, 2014
Poking fun at the restaurant world, French helmer Daniel Cohen’s genial, broadly played comedy The Chef dishes up easily digestible laughs. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJun 19, 2014
Daniel Cohen’s genial French comedy is as airy as a soufflé. Alas, it’s not nearly as satisfying. Read full review
40
The DissolveMike D'AngeloJun 17, 2014
Le Chef involves a showdown between traditional French cuisine and molecular gastronomy, but the film very much serves as the cinematic equivalent of fast food, offering generic, processed menu items that are practically pre-digested. Read full review
30
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJun 19, 2014
For a film about mouthwatering cuisine, it offers only fleeting delectable sensations. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJun 19, 2014
With its clichéd characters and situations, formulaic subplots (Alexandre neglects his grad student daughter to concentrate on his career) and overly cutesy comic tone, Le Chef is a cinematic dish best sent back to the kitchen. Read full review
30
Village VoiceAbby GarnettJun 17, 2014
Daniel Cohen's Le Chef does little more than illuminate the superficiality of the restaurant business. Read full review
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