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The Hundred Foot Journey Movie Review

Name: The Hundred Foot Journey Movie Review
Item: The Hundred Foot Journey
Rating: 3.25
Author: Sonali Sharma

The Hundred Foot Journey Movie Review English

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Review for the film " The Hundred Foot Journey"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 2 Hours 04 Minutes

Certificate: U

Released: 08-08-2014

Genre: Drama

Similar To: Lying And Stealing, First Cow, Tupperware Unsealed, Somewhere Beautiful

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CAST & CREW

Charlotte Le Bon

Helen Mirren

Juhi Chawla

Om Puri

Lasse Hallstrom

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Director:

Lasse Hallstrom

Movie Actor:

Manish Dayal

Om Puri

Movie Actress:

Helen Mirren

Charlotte Le Bon

Juhi Chawla

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The movie The Hundred-Foot Journey is about how an Indian family thrives in the hotel business in the foreign land. The movie aroused the expectations among fans even before release as it depicts racial discrimination in the country of France when an Indian family tries to open a restaurant in a French village. Has the movie come out as a palatable dish as the wonderful and mouthwatering recipes seen on screen? To know the answer, one has to read the review.

Plot:

An Indian family is hard-hit by the riots in France and is forced to relocate to France. There is a tinge of melodrama as the father of the children in the movie has lost his wife in the Indian riots. The family moves on to a French village where they decide to open a restaurant in a piece of land which has a concrete structure reduced to shambles. As a twist in the story, the family encounters a challenge with a female hotel owner. The French woman’s restaurant is just hundred feet away from the Indian family’s restaurant. The Indian patriarch’s son has a nose for preparing good food. Eventually, the gap is bridged, and the French restaurant owner helps the boy come up with beautiful delicacies. Also, there is love intertwined in the story with the Indian guy romancing a French Girl.

Star Performances:

Om Puri has done the role of the Indian patriarch in the movie. Helen Mirren She is known to be one of the superstars that main >> Read More... has done the role of French Restaurant Owner. The performances by the two are outstanding. Manish Dayal has done the role of the patriarch Om Puri’s son, and we see him as an intelligent chef in the movie. There is yet another character in the movie done by Charlotte Le Bon Charlotte Le Bon is an actress, model and televisi >> Read More... , who romances Manish Dayal. The romance between the two comes to life on screen. Juhi Chawla Juhi Chawla is a renowned Indian actress and produ >> Read More... does not have scope for performance in the movie as she emerges as the dead mother of the Indian boy.

Analysis:

One may think that the movie with cultural discrimination as its concept would be like the same grind of the mill. But, it is not so. The camera eyes sweep across the greeneries of France, and prove to be a credential to the movie. The plot meanders through racial discrimination and finally brings tears as compassion and humane outlook wipe out the discriminative approach.

What is There?

The plot breathes life with the wonderful direction by Lasse Hallstrom.
Om Puri and Hellen Mirren have done a commendable job as the restaurant owners.
The cinematography by Linus Sandgren brings before our eyes mouthwatering dishes. Also, the lush landscape captured by the camera is a visual treat to the fans.

What is not there?