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Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   2,791 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Rick Shaughnessy (written by) &
Brian S. Kalata (written by)
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Release Date:
29 March 2002 (UK) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Plot:
Is it just another evening at the hugely popular Italian restaurant of proprietor and bookmaker Louis Cropa in New York... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins more
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Concession Sales Drop in Two Theater Chains
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User Comments:
Tasty-looking food steals the show more (67 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Danny Aiello ... Louis Cropa

John Rothman ... Gary Lieberman
Frank Bongiorno ... Enrico Coventie
Lexie Sperduto ... Lucy Clemente

Zainab Jah ... Adrian
Alex Corrado ... Paolo

Mike McGlone ... Carmen
Walt MacPherson ... Detective Drury

Polly Draper ... Natalie Clemente

Edoardo Ballerini ... Chef Udo Cropa

Vivian Wu ... Nicole Chan

Manny Perez ... Gabriel

Ajay Naidu ... Ademir the Matre'd
Andre Haynes Richarson ... Machine (as Andre Richardson Haynes)

Summer Phoenix ... Marti Wellington
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, some violence and sexuality.
Runtime:
99 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Was filmed in only 21 days. more
Goofs:
Continuity: As soon as the lights come back on in the restaurant, the bartender is seen yanking his flashlight off his wrist. A few seconds later in a close-up, he is seen taking it off again and setting it behind the bar. more
Quotes:
Jennifer Freely: Only in New York will a double murder triple your business. more
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Lazy Busy more

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21 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
Tasty-looking food steals the show, 12 January 2005
8/10
Author: raymond-15 from Australia

The film is about a trendy family restaurant in New York. As one character says..."It's a joint with a buzz!" It's an apt expression, for the film surely buzzes non-stop as the characters crowd into this very popular restaurant noted for its delicious food. Down below the restaurant is the kitchen where the meals are prepared. This is the most stunning part of the film. Absolutely believable. Perfect cinema. Among the steaming saucepans and oiled fry pans there is the clatter of white plates on which the chefs and kitchen staff arrange the most surprising little temptations at lightning speed. The hand of the director is most noticeable here with superb choreographed movement of the actors in the confined space. There is clatter and chatter, laughter and fisticuffs.

The mood is different at the dining tables. Idle gossip among the clients and smart remarks to the staff about the appropriateness of hanging oil paintings in a restaurant. Then there is the presence of the food writers ready to criticize and gangster types insisting on a partnership with the management. It's all go...go...go...as the camera follows the dishes to the tables. There is a perpetual air of excitement.

The cameras constantly switch from dining room to kitchen and kitchen to dining room maintaining a lively feeling of urgency as the trays are carried up the stairs. The dialogue is fast too and I find it sometimes difficult to follow. The large cast requires some sorting out as well.

The ending comes unexpectedly with a surprising twist.

This film is really about revenge. Like some food preparations, revenge can simmer for a long time. One thing is made clear to me however. Revenge as a dish is best served cold.

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