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 enlarge | Director: Scott Hicks
Actors: Catherine Zeta-jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin, Patricia Clarkson, Jenny Wade
Studio: Castle Rock
Category: Movie
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Rating:  77 reviews
Sales Rank: 3244
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 105
ASIN: B0013UIUBC
Theatrical Release Date: July 27, 2007
Release Date: August 8, 2008
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did the job October 26, 2008
No Reservations did the job for me tonight: exhausted from a mad work-week, i rolled from my lazy Saturday of yoga, napping and nothingness into Blockbuster. milling about for something soft around the edges, easy to swallow, cozy and appealing, i settled on No Reservations.
The film does better than it should because of it's supporting cast. Aaron Eckhart is well suited for the warm and thoughtful man who, unbelievably single (oh wait- romantic comedy/illusion/fantasy), strolls into Catherine Zeta-Jones's restaurant, plays some opera, butters a shallot and is in like flynn.
Patricia Clarkson is strong (as always) in her very minor roll as owner of the restaurant, elevating the dynamics of the restaurant into a more complex part of the film. A surprising script drift/second plot line is the (spoiler alert) tragedy that brings lovely Abigail Breslin into Zeta's life for good. A bit sad and morose for the romantic comedy thread, it is nonetheless touching and probably saves the otherwise lackluster romance story and banal dialogue from sinking this glossy production value ship (film) within the first 10 minutes.
Altogether, it did the job on a quiet Saturday night, when the worlds' clamouring noise of stock plunges and election rips rattled too loud, and a bit of pleasant and serene escapism was made to order.
 Pretty good... October 24, 2008
This is great fun.
Where else would you find a main character that has a lot of baggage? Well... that is just about everywhere you look right...
But where else would you find a main character who begins and her healing process with the death of a loved one and the hiring of a new chef?
Makes for an interesting story...
This is pretty good stuff. I don't think it will change anyone's paradigms about life but it makes for a good dinner time movie.
I meant to give this 3 stars not 4 but I guess Amazon doesn't let you change that once you hit preview your review.(Or my browser is goofy)
 great I love this film October 7, 2008
this is a film about a woman (Kate) who is the head chef at this fancy restaurant. She is completely engulfed in her career. That she barely took time to sleep, much less stopping to smell the roses. That is until her sister and niece come to visit. But on their way there is a horrible car crash and the only survivor is her niece Zoe. Zoe, helps Kate learn to stop and smell the roses that life has to offer. And Kate helps Zoe learn to live with out her mother. And by never forgetting her mother Zoe realizes that life goes on.
Sweet Version Of "Hell's Kitchen." Poignant, Touching And Heartwarming. October 3, 2008
From director Scott Hicks comes a sweet story about love, loss and fire in the kitchen. "No Reservations" starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart and Abigail Breslin is a family version of the FOX TV hit "Hell's Kitchen." I half expected Chef Ramsay to come out and begin cussing everyone out. I loved this tender romance film. Coincidence that I saw this movie a week or two before "Waitress," a similarly-themed movie? I don't think so. While "Waitress" had some rougher language, this movie has a mild use of "Hell." The scene where Nick was singing "Nessun Dorma" from Giacomo Puccini's final (and unfinished) opera "Turandot" brought back vague memories for me. Great film. Rated PG for thematic elements.
 What a sad copy of a tasteful original September 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The original - Bella Martha - is a very tasteful (not superior but touching) German movie with actual people, somewhat melancholic but still a comedy (the soft, melancholic humor suits the story so much better than slapstick humor). Don't watch this, get the original. When comparing these two versions of the same story (in every detail), you can see a vast difference which, for me, lies mostly in the "reality" of the movie. In "Bella Martha" I "buy" it, the characters, the plot, the setting. In "No Reservations" it's all fake and funny, funny, funny.
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