No Reservations (DVD)

I passed my driving test last week (yay!!) and went for a nice drive around with Harry after I got home to celebrate. We found ourselves in town so I popped into Woolworths and decided to buy myself a little celebratory present. I saw this film on the shelf called "No Reservations" and I remembered my mum telling me she'd seen it and thought it was good, so for only a fiver, I bought it and sat down to watch it last weekend. Chef Kate Armstrong has got her life sorted. She's got a great job as a head chef, a lovely little apartment and she thinks life is great, even though she's in therapy. But Kate's life changes completely when her sister is killed ...  Read the complete review

Having seen the trailer for this film several times while watching other DVDs, when I saw this film while mooching round last weeks car boot sale for the bargain price of 50p I thought I'd give it a whirl. Plot Kate (Catherine Zeta Jones) is one of New York's top chefs. She works hard and her job is her life. She's looking forward to her sister and niece visiting for the weekend, but tragically they are involved in a crash en route and her sister is killed leaving Kate in charge of her daughter Zoe. While Kate is struggling to balance her new role at home and her job, in comes Nick (Aaron Eckhart) , the new sous chef at the restaurant. While Kate is ...  Read the complete review

Film review only Kate (Catherine Zeta Jones) is head chef at a well renowned restaurant and is very much the perfectionist. She lives and breathes her job but is looking forward to her sister and niece coming to stay with her. Tragically her sister is killed in a car crash on her way to see her, and Kate becomes the full time carer of her niece Zoe. Overnight Kate's life and priorities have changed, and through her overwhelming grief has to find a way through. On top of that, after some time off from the restaurant a new sous-chef has started called Nick (Aaron Eckhart). He takes a bit of a different approach to cooking than Kate does - he's good but far more ...  Read the complete review

Director: Scott Hicks Screenplay: Carol Fuchs & Sandra Nettelbeck Genre: Romance - Drama - Comedy Country: USA Certification: PG Language: English Released: 28th January, 2008 (DVD) MAIN CAST: Catherine Zeta-Jones (Kate) Aaron Eckhart (Nick) Abigail Breslin (Zoe) Patricia Clarkson (Paula) Jenny Wade (Leah) Bob Balaban (Therapist) Kate is an extremely talented chef whose life revolves around food. She is anti-social towards those who would dare criticise her cooking, and wary of any relationship that might become serious. Therefore, afraid of commitment, she builds a wall ...  Read the complete review

I'll watch pretty much anything when it comes to films, as long as it's fairly modern and not got subtitles I can usually be persuaded to see anything. Of course there are a few films that I've never wanted to see and some that my boyfriend suggests that sound awful, but the majority of things I'll certainly watch the start of before making up my mind. So at the weekend when I saw that there was a romantic comedy showing on Sky I thought I'd give it a go. No Reservations is an American produced film was released back in August 2007 in the UK. It's directed by Scott Hicks who has directed quite a number of films although nothing that I'd previously heard of and ...  Read the complete review