Allison Janney, Althea Vega, Andre Belgrader
A bittersweet story of two brothers in search of the American dream. Primo and Secondo Pilaggi are Italian immigrants who settle on the New Jersey shore and open a restaurant, the Paradise, hoping to ...( read more
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Directed by: Allison Janney, Campbell Scott, Ian Holm, Isabella Rossellini, Minnie Driver, Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Tony Shaloub
Release Date: September 20, 1996
DVD Release Date: January 1, 1998
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Flixster Reviews (439)
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May 18, 2008I rented this because my husband loves restaurant shows like "Hell's Kitchen" and "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares". We also like Tony Shalhoub. Unfortunately, the first half of this movie was slow and my husband fell asleep. The second half (where the party begins) was more lively a...( read more)
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June 25, 2009À défaut d'en faire parfois un peu trop (notamment le jeu exagéré et agaçant de Ian Holm) et d'être somme toute inégal, le film puise le meilleur de sa réalisation au final compétente et de son scénario sympathique débordant de beaux dialogues et de beaux moments.
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January 16, 2009This movie is great. It is about a 50s restaurant that two brothers own and they are to have one last attempt to make it in the restaurant biz, one last "big night" in which Louis Prima is going to attend.
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October 9, 2008i don't know how i didn't see this sooner. beautiful story, great casting. its on my "to own" list now.
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Critic Reviews
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
By the end of the movie, we have been through an emotional and a sensual wringer, in a film of great wisdom and delight. full review
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