You won't get fat on this one
The plot is pretty thin, but a cute cast makes this film worth watching.
It's about a talented young cook who becomes a TV cooking idol. The action is slow in this standard rags-to-riches and finding one's self plot, but it is an amusing, sweet story.. dolphin5000 watch Stand By Me movie
Eat Your Heart Out (2000)
It's about friends living together in a Los Angeles loft and this story is about how success can drive a wedge between friendships... the guy is a young hottie chef being gifted with a great cooking skill and good looks, he gives public cooking lessons, there is enough female supply for his wishes, he uses his talent to bring home one beauty after another, but his personal life is still a recipe for disaster, he gets his "big break" with his own live television cooking show called "cooking for two", he's an overnight success, but he also has less and less time for his friends, he's got a sex-hungry agent when things really start to cook up romantically, plus, his viewers expect this clueless guy to be Dr. Phil and Emeril all in one. You won't be able to resist Daniel's charms (or his flaws). When he moves out of the apartment to move in with his new sex-hungry agent, and his secret roomate love-struck best gal pal feels betrayed, and it takes a while for him to realize the perks of his new fame are costing him his true love. The girl sharing the loft with him is secretly in love with him a love-struck best gal pal, now he is going to learn the difference between casual sex and true love when his recipe for romance gets too hot to handle, she's an artist, and she gets her "big break" and has an art gallery show towards the end of the movie and they end up getting married together and opening up a restaurant at the end of the movie called Eat Your Heart Out <3 in this super-spicy and tasty, offbeat romance comedy. .
Pretty Actors, Cute Story = Nice Little Summer Popcorn Movie
EAT YOUR HEART OUT manages to do what few movies in this summer's
theater spectrum are able to do - entertain with a well cast, tautly directed, romantic yet clever bit of welcome fluff. Though this film dates back to 1999 it stands up well in comparison to other films in this genre. It is a classy little act! Daniel Haus (the very handsome German actor Christian Oliver) is a gifted chef whose dream is to write a cookbook. Out of monetary necessity he shares a loft with artist Samantha (Pamela Segall) and ropy friend Peter (John Craig) who has many issues with relationships. When good fortune befalls Daniel in the guise of a TV Cooking/Lovelorn show run by Kathryn (the vastly under-used Linda Hunt) and agent Jaqueline (a miscast Laura San Giacomo from 'Pretty Woman' fame), his life and perception of his friends changes. He is dressed, groomed, and bedded by Jaqueline to the point that his friends barely recognize him. Daniel's ongoing family problems also disrupt his life until finally his father's illness alters his outlook and he rearranges his priorities. How that is accomplished and the results these surprises have on all involved form the end of the story. The nice thing about EAT YOUR HEART OUT is that it never takes itself seriously: there are no ominous overtones to the everyday problems many of us face, just realistic resolutions. The entire cast is quite good with especial attention to Pamela Segall and Christian Oliver. The direction by Felix O. Adlon ("Salmonberries') is sensitive and well paced and a nod goes to the fine editing of Dan Lebental. Definitely worth viewing for a warm summer evening's pleasant entertainment. Grady Harp, June 05. |
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