"Dinner Rush" stars Danny Aiello as the lead character who plays a lauded chef close to retirement. He doesnt want to pass on his restaurant to his son however, and for the biggest part the movie focusses on this father/son theme. The other theme comes with a "warning:" eat before you start watching this movie, because the other theme of this movie is the love for food. This movie WILL make you yearn for food, so unless you wanna pause the movie halfway through, I strongly suggest you eat beforehand or have food ready while watching it.
Nowadays you get bombarded with tv series about food, but back in 2000 this media food hype was just starting to devellop. This movie whizzes through the kitchen as if the camera was one of the chefs. The frenetic energy, the shouting, the praise and whining of the snobistic clientele, everything that comes along running a high powered famous kitchen is being filmed excellently.
Acting is paramount in any picture, but who better then Danny Aiello could perform the portrait of a wise old chef! This actor is to die for. The director seems to be in the restaurant business himself so the love for food in "Dinner Rush" didnt come from a stranger.
But there is MUCH more to this picture than just another great energetic portrait of an italian top restaurant with a father hesitant to let his son take over the business. The story rather slowly does become a tale with a surprising thrilling climax in the very end. Give this picture some time is my advice. You will be rewarded in the end. To avoid spoilers I wont go into details but let me assure you, that this movie won over my heart by this powerful unexpected emotional climax near the end.
"...Revenge is a dish, best served cold..."
