Umami: Chef stellato

"Umami" is a visually rich and well-directed film that captures the intensity of the fine dining world. Burak Deniz delivers a strong performance as a chef balancing ambition and personal struggles. The acting is generally strong, making the characters feel authentic and relatable.

I couldn't help but feel echoes of Boiling Point in the film's tension and single-night setting.

The directing stands out, creating an immersive atmosphere, but some subplots feel underdeveloped, leaving the story slightly lacking. Still, Still, Umami serves up a compelling story with a rich blend of tension, emotion, and culinary artistry.

The movie is 90% copy of Boiling Point, and a very terrible copy. I didn't even like Boiling Point, but this is whole another level.

Terrible acting and casting. Some performances are cringe-worthy. The dialogues feel artificial, and the script is lazily written. None of the people working in the kitchen actually feel like they belong there. It doesn't look or feel like a real kitchen at all.

With the whole chef and kitchen theme becoming popular thanks to "The Bear", this just feels like a money grab. Definitely not worth your time. It is a terrible copy of an already mediocre movie. Watch The Bear instead.

A fascinating film, great performances, excellent camera direction, photography, being a film in one take it immerses you in the whole chaotic world inside the restaurant, at every table, every person there is an emotional world, I felt tense, nervous all the time, you have to watch it non-stop, in one sitting, in fact you can't pause once you start, internal crises don't allow you to, man, everyone was very good, you can really notice the effort of many people.

And when you see that it is a film by Mr. BURAK DENIZ you know that it comes with a seal of quality, his performance as the chef Sina Bora is simply brilliant, splendid, the guy has so much emotional conflict, you can feel it, his dramatic scenes alone and with Öykü were wonderful, Deniz, surpasses himself, he always transmits so many emotions without exaggerating, for 5 years he has offered great characters, different plots in different genres.

I would definitely watch it again without getting bored. I hope there is a second part because until the end it was great.

My rating is 9/10, and 100 for Burak Deniz for his excellent performanc.

The story does an excellent job at creating a tension and capturing the atmosphere of hectic fast paced, the stress of making sure everything is done correctly, as well as working within the hierarchy of a business while dealing with your own personal problems. The issues that arise from people not doing what they are supposed to be doing or people taking advantage of their positions to mistreat lower employees. Ultimately it tells a cautionary tale about working too hard at the expense of your personal life and relationships.

The performances by the cast was excellent. Everyone played their role well especially Burak Deniz. But the story otherwise was very thin and sometimes boring and I think that could be the product of the one take no cuts model.

The story and the scenes are completely the same with the "Boiling Point" movie, which was released in 2021.

When I saw the name and the actors of "Umami" I was excited to see this movie. But when I saw the movie, I was confused because it was totally the same with "Boiling Point" movie. The original story and the production was already amazing.

Among the reviews, I saw that some people thought that it is similar to the "Bear" series. That is right but actually it is not similar to "Boiling Point" movie, it is basically the same movie with different actors.

I'm not sure what was the point of redoing such perfect movie..