Adam Jones is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.
Unless you also want a tremendous side of ego and hearty helping of yelling, Burnt may be a dish to skip.
– Sandy Cohen,
Associated Press,
29 Oct 2015
rotten:
Bound to inspire headlines full of tiresome kitchen wordplay: "half-baked," "underdone," "lacks seasoning." What it really is, though, is late for dinner.
– Neil Genzlinger,
New York Times,
29 Oct 2015
rotten:
Lots of quick cuts and kitchen close-ups - of gas stoves, buttery saucepans and stock characters concentrating preciously on haute cuisine - and lots of unmoving melodrama.
– Brad Wheeler,
Globe and Mail,
30 Oct 2015
rotten:
A macho foodie fantasy with Cooper as a swaggering sex god in an apron. If this were a comedy, it would be brilliant.
– Rafer Guzman,
Newsday,
30 Oct 2015
rotten:
Burnt is, to be clear, not a good movie. It is in fact a pretty terrible movie.