No Reservations (2007)

Réalisateur:

Scott Hicks

Writers (WGA):

Carol Fuchs (screenplay)
Sandra Nettelbeck (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 juillet 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Drame | Romance

Accroche:

Something's Cooking This Summer

Plot:

The life of a top chef changes when she becomes the guardian of her young niece.

Plot Keywords:

Romantic Drama | Birth | Scarf | Hospital Scene | Remake

Awards:

1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Had a chance but.....

Ensemble

Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Kate
Aaron Eckhart	...	Nick
Abigail Breslin	...	Zoe
Patricia Clarkson	...	Paula
Jenny Wade	...	Leah
Bob Balaban	...	Therapist
Brian F. O'Byrne	...	Sean
Lily Rabe	...	Bernadette
Eric Silver	...	John
Arija Bareikis	...	Christine
John McMartin	...	Mr. Peterson
Celia Weston	...	Mrs. Peterson
Zoë Kravitz	...	Charlotte
Matthew Rauch	...	Ken
Dearbhla Molloy	...	Anna

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Mostly Martha (USA) (working title)
Untitled Scott Hicks Film (USA) (working title)
Goût de la vie, Le (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Table pour trois (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG for some sensuality and language.

Durée:

104 min

Pays:

USA | Australia

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Classification:

Denmark:A | Argentina:Atp | USA:PG (certificate #43219) | UK:PG | South Africa:A | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:I | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Taiwan:GP | Philippines:G | Switzerland:10 (canton of Basel-Stadt) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Finland:K-3 | Germany:o.Al. | Brazil:Livre | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:PG | Canada:G (British Columbia/Quebec) | South Korea:All | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/6

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Anecdotes:

According to USA Weekend, Catherine Zeta-Jones worked for one evening as a server at Fiamma Osteria in New York in preparation for her role in the movie. When customers remarked on how much their server resembled Catherine Zeta-Jones, she would reply, "I hear that all the time."

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In many interior shots in the kitchen, movie cameras and lighting are reflected in the heat lamp covers and other metallic surfaces.

Guillemet:

[from trailer]
Nick: Zoe, I am now going to kiss your aunt.
Zoe: [covers her eyes] This is so embarrassing.

Connexions De Film:

Features Operation: Rabbit (1952)

Soundtrack:

Truffles and Quail

Had a chance but.....

This movie had all the potential and makings of a great feel good, great love story...the cast is perfect, the visuals work, the original premise works, the characters work....but the story moves from one chess move to the next in a most predictable way...not one character in the movie has any depth or has any depth explained by the director. All we know about Catherine Zeta-Jones character is she is obsessed with her world....nobody is allowed in and nobody challenges her world...that much is obvious....but the remaining characters all have their own dimensions that are really never explored or exposed....Aaron Eckhart's character had so much more to offer to the story but wasn't allowed, Abigail Breslin's character is so easy to understand that her performance comes across somewhat predictable and phony....in the end everything reverts back to the forced turbulent world of Catherine Zeta-Jones which the audience never totally falls for....honestly, her turbulent world is not much more than a portrayal of a selfish, self obsessed, spoiled lady who most people would not have much time or sympathy for in the real world. The director needed to make her a hero and never does....in the end, it is Eckhart's character that ultimately wins because he wins.

Not a lousy movie, just a movie that could have been a lot better with more depth of personalities allowed in, explained and exposed.

Cheers