Umami

"Umami" is a visually rich and well-directed film that captures the intensity of the fine dining world. Burak Deniz delivers a strong performance as a chef balancing ambition and personal struggles. The acting is generally strong, making the characters feel authentic and relatable.

I couldn't help but feel echoes of Boiling Point in the film's tension and single-night setting.

The directing stands out, creating an immersive atmosphere, but some subplots feel underdeveloped, leaving the story slightly lacking. Still, Still, Umami serves up a compelling story with a rich blend of tension, emotion, and culinary artistry.

Umami (2025) has an interesting premise but fails to execute it effectively. The film's biggest flaw lies in its cinematography and storytelling, both of which lack depth. The camera work is disorienting, scene transitions feel unpolished, and the visual composition lacks aesthetic appeal, making the viewing experience somewhat exhausting. The narrative itself feels underdeveloped, with events unfolding in a rushed manner, leaving the audience disconnected from the story. Character development is weak, preventing any real emotional engagement.

The acting is one of the film's few redeeming qualities. The cast does their best, but the weak script and uninspired dialogues limit their ability to truly shine. Despite these shortcomings, the film maintains a certain level of engagement, making it watchable but far from exceptional. With a stronger script and more refined direction, Umami (2025) could have been a much better film. In the end, it's neither outright terrible nor memorable, but it certainly falls below average.

The story does an excellent job at creating a tension and capturing the atmosphere of hectic fast paced, the stress of making sure everything is done correctly, as well as working within the hierarchy of a business while dealing with your own personal problems. The issues that arise from people not doing what they are supposed to be doing or people taking advantage of their positions to mistreat lower employees. Ultimately it tells a cautionary tale about working too hard at the expense of your personal life and relationships.

The performances by the cast was excellent. Everyone played their role well especially Burak Deniz. But the story otherwise was very thin and sometimes boring and I think that could be the product of the one take no cuts model.

The movie is 90% copy of Boiling Point, and a very terrible copy. I didn't even like Boiling Point, but this is whole another level.

Terrible acting and casting. Some performances are cringe-worthy. The dialogues feel artificial, and the script is lazily written. None of the people working in the kitchen actually feel like they belong there. It doesn't look or feel like a real kitchen at all.

With the whole chef and kitchen theme becoming popular thanks to "The Bear", this just feels like a money grab. Definitely not worth your time. It is a terrible copy of an already mediocre movie. Watch The Bear instead.

WHAT A MOVIE Watching BURAK from Ask laftan anlamaz and have watched almost all of his dramas and films but this one is so beautiful and addictive you can't move your eyes from the screen even for 1 second the emotions all the characters show and portray and the way they are fighting with each other but still care for each other too its very difficult to show in a movie and I cried a lot today specially in the last part of the movie I don't know why it's not talk of the town you should definitely give it a shot you won't regret it it's in Turkish though but there are English subtitles available every scene was perfect loved it.