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.
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,
27 Jul 2007
fresh:
The cast makes the film a warm and agreeable experience.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
27 Jul 2007
rotten:
A shamelessly microwaved American rewarming of the 2002 German romantic comedy Mostly Martha.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
27 Jul 2007
fresh:
No Reservations is worth penciling in to your schedule, though it's more guilty diversion than memorable feast.
– Claudia Puig,
USA Today,
27 Jul 2007
rotten:
Sometimes movies make sense in a logical way; sometimes they make only emotional sense. No Reservations makes no damned sense at all.