Love on the Menu

I thought this was well worth watching. Although I am not much on Frozen Dinners. LOL Yes i recommend it. James Welch Henderson, Arkansas 1/31/2021

The movie, at least for me, is beautiful. I won't go into the technical stuff, because I have no right to do that, but as a foodie, and a former restaurateur, I think I could say something(not totally). The problem began because (not really a spoiler) because a person wasn't treated well because they thought another person was the food critic, and they were wrong. As much as possible, please train your staff not to play favourites or put your best behaviour just because you think a food critic is there. Just do your best, no matter what. As these actors or whoever else are in the movie act or whatever even if they are not feeling good, do your best no matter what, and you would be noticed. It's also a note to self in case I go back to the food industry, but I'd rather be client instead. :-)

Now that's out of the way, what do I think about the two lead stars?

KAVAN and AUTUMN, do they have chemistry?

All I can say is that there was something about the trailer that made me want to watch this movie badly. I don't know if it's because of the story...well, maybe not. It was because I saw that the partnership is believable...so I guess you could say that there's chemistry.

I can't really expect much because this is a TV movie, but I did enjoy the movie.

I liked JORDYN ASHLEY OLSON...I mean, I like the young girl. She could act. I think she's a natural. Her role is a fifteener undergoing a lot for her young age, but she still has a lot of reason to smile. For me, she became Hannah, Chef Hank's lovely daughter.

It's also refreshing to have BARBARA NIVEN and WILLIE AAMES on board.

I also liked almost everyone who acted in the movie, especially the kitchen crew.

Mr. Smith was a convincing chef. Maybe people would notice this and that, but I'm talking about his acting. He made Chef Hank very human...He has his outbursts, but he also knows how to admit when he is wrong. Yes, it's the screenwriter and the director we should thank for the character. attack, treatment, what-have-you, but Mr. Smith was able to bring Chef Hank to life.

Does the movie offer something new? Something old, something new, something "borrowed", something blue... :-)

Thankfully, yes.

It's relatable. It has old elements, and some new ones.

I guess I'll stop now before I give real spoilers.

Your opinion might vary from mine, and that's only natural, but I hope at least one or two might agree with me.

Thanks for your time.

As a chef, he probably would not have had pens in his uniform pocket (maybe a meat thermometer, though?). The situation with the daughter getting stranded by the bus seemed a bit unrealistic. Other than that, the characters seemed authentic, the conflict and resolution seemed more believable than most, and the actors had great chemistry. I also enjoyed some creative camera angles and cinematography in this movie!

Cute movie. I did pick up on two lines very similar to those used in Michael Douglas romantic comedies: A comment about expensive shoes now being practical after they're ruined (from Romancing the Stone), and a daughter telling her dad to compliment the leading lady on her shoes (The American President). But I enjoyed it. Would like to see Barbara Niven in a sympathetic role for once, though.

Actually two things make this movie enjoyable and the cast is one of those things.

I've commented before on how well Kavan Smith works with Pascale Hutton, but in this movie he's done it again with a different partner. Smith and Autumn Reeser have great chemistry which really shows.. Their dialogue together is fun. Jordyn Ashley Olson adds a nice bonus as she and Reeser also work well together.

The second thing that makes this enjoyable is related to the first. I enjoy this kind of movie so much more when the lead characters spend time together rather than focusing on what are really side issues like saving the restaurant.

The villain was too vicious which was totally unnecessary.

Nice last line.