Le Grand Chef

Rating: ***
MOVIE!

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Cast: Kim Kang Woo, Jung Jin, Kim Sang Ho, Lee Ha Na, Im Won Hee

"At a press conference, a cooking knife of a special spirit is being presented to the public. The knife belongs to the last Korean royal chef of the Chosun Dynasty who cut his arms with this knife to show his loyalty to the king and the country. The Japanese bureaucrat at the time was deeply moved by his conviction and returned to Japan with this knife. Now, his son has come to Korea to return the precious knife back to someone who really deserves to own it and announces a cooking contest to find the best cook for this knife. Thus the destined match between the grandsons of the two apprentices of the royal chef has begun… "

I don't always agree with what the critics say about dramas and films, but I think I'm going to agree this time. Le Grand Chef wasn't bad, in fact it was actually interesting, it's just it was kind of.. well... Let's put it this way. According to all sources I've come across, it's supposed to be a comedy/drama. However, I barely even cracked a smile throughout the whole movie and the drama wasn't all that dramatic if you get my drift. In all honesty, I don't think this fit very well as a movie. I think the story would have been a lot better as a short drama. Because they tried to fit in the story in a two hour time frame, they never rounded the characters out. The viewer only saw the typical bad guy and the typical "hero" of the story. Very flat characters. However, however, I did enjoy the movie and I loved the dishes that they showed. It was worth watching, even though it wasn't as wonderful as it could have been.