The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)

Why so much hype?

Just what I expected

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The acting in this movie is really good.

This is the best comedy for me.The film "The Hundred foot journey" is a very interesting and moving film.The actors are good and sometimes funny. I like this film because it's a nice story with some actors and wonderful places. I love this film! If you like moving films,watch "The Hundred Foot Journey".

This movie is fantastic and brilliant and yet so much more. There are no words that I can use to justify or describe the absolute beauty of this film. It is Truly a phenomenal piece of work and it should be considered one of the greatest films of all time.Their are many great directors, producers and actors in Hollywood who have become a-list players in the movie industry and rightfully so based on previous works. They have earned their reputations and status as the greats because we the people nominated them. But as consumers we believe that whenever we see their names we are guaranteed great entertainment only to find out all too often that we are let down based on the preconceived fame that we granted to them. This is the sad part about Hollywood...At the end of the day they could not care less about us-the people who gave them their fame. Whether the production is a total flop Hollywood is a business and we are used as pawns to make sure at the very least they break even. So my point being is far too often we are consumed by grandeur and corporate advertising listing big name players only to be completely disappointed. And this being said, my review is that this small movie with no advertising and comes out of nowhere and is a true Hollywood gem. I knew nothing about it and stumbled upon it by chance and it was truly a diamond in the rough. You be the judge.Anyhow I am just a regular person and truth be told my opinion will never be heard nor will it matter to anyone.But my final words...oyu will not be disappointed

Canadian Buddhist Richard Morais wrote the bestselling Swiss-based novel here shifted to a rural French setting (a wise geographical move, since it raises the relevance and familiarity markedly). Helen Mirren steals the show as starchy French snob Madame Mallory, who is nevertheless big enough to make a better person out of herself when small-town bigotry raises its ugly head. That bigotry is focused against an Indian family who have the temerity to establish a curry house just across the street (i.e. 100 feet away) from a long-established, high-class and extremely traditional French restaurant. Escalating conflict follows, though this eventually transmogrifies into an effort against the common "enemy" of the Michelin awarders of stars (one more of which Mallory's restaurant would greatly desire to possess).On the Indian side, great parts are played by an excellent Om Puri as the patriarch sparring with Mallory's matriarch (no prizes for guessing where that leads proximately, and then ultimately; if in the most delightful of ways, it must be said). Manish Dayal plays "Papa's" gifted-chef son Hassan. There's also a creditable performance by Charlotte Le Bon as Marguerite, the love interest for Hassan in a mini "Romeo and Juliet" setup.It's all well-acted, pretty to look at, sporadically funny, well thought-through and reasonably done as a story, though mostly predictable enough. It's a huge pleasure to watch, nonetheless. There are points to be made about multicultural France, though the film is too gentle, or plays it a bit too safe, to hammer these home as it might. But that certainly does not mean they are absent altogether.What we do have, however - in abundance, thanks to Lasse Hallstrom's direction, Steven Knight's screenplay, Linus Sandgren's cinematography and even A.R. Rahman's music - is a homage to great world cuisines and their cultural connotations and associations and meaning. We obtain Proust-like reminders of how foods and their aromas bring back memories good and bad, and in general how very emotional food and its preparation can be. As "Bakeoff" viewers can be all-too aware, the very act of eating can be (and here is) seen as a kind of aggressive one, just as well as it may be pseudo-sexual and above all an act that satisfies needs basic and obvious, and less basic and obvious. People reconcile over a meal, but it may also provoke anger or competitiveness, jealousy or disappointment (or even illness). Likewise, preparation can be a heady mix of the artistic and the scientific, the erotic and the violent. Ingredients (at times as precious as gold) are chopped and thrashed, but also creamed and blended. Flavours are coaxed and teased out, and every effort is made to achieve innovation, apparent spontaneity and creative sparkle by way of extreme discipline and control.All of these aspects are writ large in the film, to the point where an attentive viewer can actually tick off just how many different ones have been brought to the attention. It's quite fun to do this, and I actually recommend it for those keen to give this piece its due recognition as a very nice piece of point-making art.

Went for this movie only because there were some big names associated with it like Steven Spielberg , Oprah Winfrey, Hellen Mirren & Om Puri. I came back both Happy and lucky to not have missed this. Movie is a must for all the Food lovers. Food is memories! Very rightly said and screen played. A scene where Chef Hassan while working in Paris eats his colleagues home cooked meal and cries,may bring tears to anyone who knows what it feels like being away from home for years. Each and every character have justified their roles. Hellen Mirren & Om purl yet again delivers brilliant performance. Background scores are soothing. Lot of groundwork has gone in before creating this flick as an Indian Family traits were played with perfection.