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Plot:
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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MCT: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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MCT:May 18, 2008
I 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 and reminded me of the Italian parties my grandmother hosted when I was a child. The fight at the end of the movie was passionate and funny. I think this movie would have been better if it had a more concrete ending. I wanted to know what the brother's ended up doing?
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MCT:January 16, 2008
This wonderful movie was directed by Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott, and is about two Italian immigrant brothers in the 1950s who are struggling to keep their restaurant open. They pin all hopes on one last 'big night' when a celebrity is coming to dine there. My favorite line from this movie is, "Life can sometimes pass you by if you don't bite it in the as* and drag it towards you!" The performances by this fantastic cast are perfection. The movie starts out slow but hang in there as it slowly builds to one fine meal and party. I felt like I was actually there and part of it. The last ten minutes or so are done in total silence and says more than words could ever say. I loved this movie. Bellisimo!
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MCT:August 18, 2007
a film about food and not compromising tradition and taste to make a buck..great cast and hungry any one?
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MCT:July 7, 2007european pace and 1970's camera work defines this booooring little movie. the pace could have been forgiven if we were given something to look at and sometimes the food was very beautiful but ultimately unsatifying
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MCT:June 26, 2007
Strange movie that still resonates with me (what the hell was that layered egg dish?). Tucci and Shalhoub are perfect.
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MCT:April 15, 2007
It was fun seeing Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub playing Italian brothers fighting to keep their restaraunt and authenticity in their Italian food alive. I found the very last scene of the film to be very interesting--the scene is driven completly by character movement with no dialogue for probably 3 minutes straight. Funny, good script, well acted. Only major criticism is that almost every character in this film smokes, which is skewed and unrealistic.
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MCT:April 3, 2007The most underrated film of all time in my eyes. A beautiful story filled with rich, interesting characters. And the food!!!! Ugh...
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MCT:February 20, 2007
The start and the finale are great, but the development in between loses steam at times.... only at times.
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MCT:February 5, 2007
Small film with great acting all around Tucci and Shaloub were great in this. And the rest of the ensemble cast all filled in quiet nicely. Small films can do well when they tell a story this well.
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MCT:October 28, 2006
Do not watch on an empty stomach unless you have reservations at a nice Italian place immeadiately afterwards. Another lovely gem of a movie that looks at the nature of art and artists.
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MCT:April 26, 2006
I love the music and all the food they make in this movie looks amazing. Watch this movie with a bottle of wine.
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