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The Hundred-Foot Journey

8 August 2014English2h 2m

What critics are saying

Critical reception for The Hundred-Foot Journey is middling, with most reviewers acknowledging it as a pleasant, feel-good watch without strong conviction.

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Lasse Hallström DirectorSteven Knight WriterA. R. Rahman MusicLinus Sandgren Cinematography

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The Hundred-Foot Journey is American comedy-drama film based on a novel The Hundred-Foot Journey written by Richard C. Morais. THassan Kadam (played by Manish Dayal) and his family are displaced from their native India. They settle in a small French town to open a restaurant, but once the ice-queen proprietress of the French restaurant across the street, Madame Mallory (played by Helen Mirren), catches wind of it, she gives them hell.

Critic Consensus

Critical reception for The Hundred-Foot Journey is middling, with most reviewers acknowledging it as a pleasant, feel-good watch without strong conviction. Performances by its lead actors and visually appealing food and landscape shots are the most consistently noted positives. However, critics broadly fault the film for a predictable, overly sweet narrative that lacks dramatic tension, depth, and cinematic spark — with several reviewers describing it as aesthetically polished but emotionally hollow.

8 rated reviews · 6 positive · 2 mixed

Praised: lead performances and food visualsCriticised: predictable, drama-lacking narrative

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Critic Reviews (8)

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Rajeev MasandTop Critic· IBNLive
6.0
“This is comfort food for those who like their movies all warm and fuzzy.”
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Teena Elizabeth· BookMyShow
7.0
“...is not just about food. It serves more than that. Instead of being just another movie about food, it nourishes the craving of movie-lovers in an entertaining way. The movie emphasizes the fact that good food is served with emotional attachments.”
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Troy Ribeiro· NowRunning
7.0
“The only drawback is that while plot is sugary sweet and engaging, the narrative lacks drama.”
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6.0
“It will be a pleasurable two hours — though lacking, cinematically, in a key ingredient that Hassan, in fact, knows a lot about: A little spice.”
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Bryan Durham· DNA India
6.0
“...is feel-good and entertaining, yet somewhat predictable.”
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Lakshmi Govindrajan Javeri· Deccan Chronicle
6.0
“The landscape shots are beautiful but nothing out of the ordinary. All this said, watch the movie for Puri, Mirren and some super food shots. It's feel-good with not much of a soul. Much like cooking without dirtying your hands.”
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Nishi Tiwari· Rediff
5.0
“The Hundred-Foot Journey has a few ingredients that go into making a cracker of a dish -- two acting stalwarts who light up the screen with their mere presence, several gastronomically evocative shots, and beautiful locales. Unfortunately, it's got the recipe all wrong.”
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Subhash K Jha· SKJBollywoodNews
5.0
“Here is a film that is not apologetic about its obsession with aesthetics. If in cooking presentation is paramount then so be it in movie-making too. This film celebrates the art of looking good.”
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Release Date
8 August 2014
Runtime
2h 2m
Language
English
Genres
Comedy, Drama

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