Rotten
Sometimes movies make sense in a logical way; sometimes they make only emotional sense. No Reservations makes no damned sense at all.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
No Reservations
Life isn't always made to order.
2007 · 1h 44m · PG
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Scott Hicks
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No Reservations
Overview
Master chef Kate Armstrong runs her life and her kitchen with intimidating intensity. However, a recipe for disaster may be in the works when she becomes the guardian of her young niece while crossing forks with the brash sous-chef who just joined her staff. Though romance blooms in the face of rivalry, Kate needs to look outside the kitchen to find true happiness.
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42%
Tomatometer
Fresh
No Reservations is worth penciling in to your schedule, though it's more guilty diversion than memorable feast.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Rotten
A shamelessly microwaved American rewarming of the 2002 German romantic comedy Mostly Martha.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Fresh
The cast makes the film a warm and agreeable experience.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Rotten
You don't need to have been a fan of the terrific German film Mostly Martha that inspired this remake, or even to have seen the original, to recognize that her American cousin has a tendency to overcook things.
Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News
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