A family leaves India and after a brief and discontented stay in England (too near Heathrow Airport), they end up in the quaint French alpine village of Lumière. The family opens a restaurant bringing Indian cuisine to the small town. One hundred feet away from the Indian restaurant is a renown French food restaurant. The opening provokes Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren) the talented but bitter local chef. Don’t go to The Hundred-Foot Journey hungry. There are plenty of scenes showing the eye-popping French markets and restaurant kitchens with all the wonderful food. I enjoyed the members of the Kadam family especially the patriarch played by Om Puri and his gifted son, Hassan, played by Manish Dayal. This is a movie about the love of food and the people who prepare it. Most people will enjoy this movie. GRADE: B+
Where did Helen Mirren get that accent? Half the time she sounded Russian rather than French.
Jeff, you’re right about that accent!
You see everything, don’t you (and Jeff)?
Rick, THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY was a movie Diane really wanted to see. I was just along for the ride. But I was pleasantly surprised!