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Chef cooks up quite a good meal on Blu-ray with a release that presents this good-natured and surprisingly affecting family restaurant comedy in a very appealing light. Don’t let the R rating fool you. Other than some strong language here and there, this is actually a movie that could be enjoyed by even young teens with their parents for a good family movie night. The movie follows the adventure of chef Carl Casper (writer/director Jon Favreau) as he goes into the food truck business to try to find his creative spark once again. Helping him out in the quest is his friend (and assistant) Martin (John Leguizamo) and his son Percy (Emjay Anthony) – and the three guys go on a road trip that stretches from coast to coast. This is not a big-budget extravaganza – it’s a smaller-scale piece about Casper and his family, and lots of good food along the way. Not knowing what to make out of this before viewing it, I confess being pleasantly surprised. I have a feeling that viewers who haven’t heard about this movie before will enjoy it as much as I did. For this reason, this title is Recommended – especially for those who may have ignored it when it hit store shelves on September 30th.
Studio: Universal
Distributed By: N/A
Video Resolution and Encode: 1080P/AVC, 480P/MPEG-2
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: R
Run Time: 1 Hr. 55 Min.
Package Includes: Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy, UltraViolet
Disc Type: BD50 (dual layer), DVD-9 (dual layer)
Region: ABC, 1
Release Date: 09/30/2014
MSRP: $29.98
The Production Rating: 3.5/5
Video Rating: 4/5 3D Rating: NA
Audio Rating: 4/5
Special Features Rating: 2/5
Overall Rating: 3.5/5
Reviewed By: Kevin EK
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