No Reservations
Rating = B-
The is a Hollywood remake of "Mostly
Martha" which was in German. It is a very accurate remake, although a few
things a explained slightly more, a useful part of the story (about the father)
is left out, and a couple of other partial scenes are left out. It is not as
good a movie as "Mostly Martha". In particular, Aaron Eckhart is not nearly as
good in the role of the Italian chef as Sergio Castellitto was in the earlier
film. Catherine Zeta-Jones is fine in her role, but Martina Gedeck was better
yet. And Castellitto and Gedeck had much better "chemistry" than Eckhart and
Zeta-Jones do. If I had not seen "Mostly Martha" first, I might have thought
"No Reservations" should have a higher rating.
[2007-08-03]