For a person who is so into food and cooking, this movie really got me hooked... the bast thing is how actors make the interaction look very natural... I loved how yhe lowest point in the movie was the beginning then it goes up from there!!!

Strong Warning: dont watch this movie without food nearby. Because this flick will make you CRAVE for burgers, pickles, beignets, the whole lot. I never watch this movie unless I have my refrigerator filled to the brim with sausages and pickles and hot sauce.Director/Writer/Producer/Actor John Favreau really made his comedy masterpiece with this movie. He is already hilariously funny as an actor in this movie, but as a director he had total control over this movie and that results in a really funny and feel good FOOD flick. It is all about the love for food and family. Both are celebrated in this story about a food chef who couldnt get a job anymore, after he verbally abused a food critic. To pay the bills, he started a foodtruck and became his own boss. The movie describes the succes story of this high cuisine chef that starts cooking REAL FOOD for a change, together with his 10 year old son. It is a simple story, but what makes it so special, is the fact that the guy is divorced and at first reluctantly brings along his estranged kid in the foodtruck, to work with him. The father and the kid however start to bond through their love for authentic cuban food. Sounds rather simplistic, but the acting and the jokes are really great. I often dont like leading roles for kids, because they cant act properly, but this kid is really funny and endearing.Lovely supporting roles by Dustin Hoffman, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlet Johansson, Bobby Cannavale, Oliver Platt and John Leguizamo. That is an incredible supporting cast to die for! And they all play hilarious roles. A picture for everybody who wants to feel good, and loves REAL delicious food. Especially recommended for fathers and their kids, because this movie really has got a love for family at its heart.

There is nothing like a fun family film with a family message and a few F-bombs tossed in for the kids.Carl is a chef who gets hammered with an on line review. He gets into a Twitter war with the critic leading to his termination from work. Carl most go from being with Molly (Scarlett Johansson) "will have sex for food" to living off the charity of his still loving ex-wife Inez (Sofía Vergara). I wish I had his bad luck.Carl succumbs to his wife's idea of obtaining a food truck which causes him to bond with his son and other formulaic ideas to the point of nausea. The problem I had with the script and film is that it tried so hard to create a feel good formula film it seemed plastic and fake. The characters and situation never seemed real, which makes this nothing more than a substandard comedy.A mildly entertaining film.Parental Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.

This was a great movie about a chef (well played by Jon Favreau) who works in a restaurant and doesn't see eye-to-eye with his boss. (I wish Dustin Hoffman had gotten a bigger role in this movie!) He loses his job after he doesn't get a favorable review for the food he serves from a respected food critic, sends him a nasty response on Twitter which he thinks is a private message, and then a confrontation with the critic caught on video goes viral. His reputation in ruins and his family life damaged due to a divorce and a strenuous relationship with his son, he starts to rebuild with his team on a food cart. This features a good cast and excellent performances all around. It might draw comparisons to the Bradley Cooper film Burnt. I loved all the scenes of the food being prepared. Just don't watch this movie on an empty stomach! You will love the final scene.*** out of ****