February 11, 2007
If you've ever worked at a restaurant, watch this movie. The acting is great, and the storyline is decent.
Danny Aiello, Edoardo Ballerini, Jamie Harris
Dinner Rush is gourmet cinema, served with a generous helping of culinary panache. After countless commercials, music videos (including Michael Jackson's "Beat It"), and a few obscure features,...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 21, 2003
Stats: 175 reviews
Flixster Reviews (175)
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January 17, 2007Louis Cropa: You know they say revenge is a dish best eaten cold.
Gary Lieberman: Served.
Louis Cropa: What?
Gary Lieberman: Yes sir. Served cold.
A small indie comedy involving a restaraunt and mobsters. Mainly about one long night in a popular New York restaraunt, where we see...( read more) -
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April 4, 2009I enjoyed seeing how a father and son run a business. Great cooks and the mob part made it interesting. Cooks should not make bets. One never knows who is dining for dinner and bets r serious. So is death.
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November 14, 2007I enjoyed the flick for its restaurant milieu, and ambition to cover the whole movie (after the opening credits) in one dinner seating of a restaurant.
Most of the restaurant details rang true for me and those that seemed indulgent were at the behest of Hollywood's primary m...( read more) -
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March 24, 2007One of the most under-rated films of recent years. More a dramatic character study than action-y crime thriller (although it does have a great climactic ending) It is reminicent of Gosford Park in that the plot doesn't really matter as much as the characters do. Fantastic in almo...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
January 18, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
December 28, 2001
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Benefits enormously from Aiello's down-to-earth magnificence. full review
December 21, 2001
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
It's not Big Night, but there's much worth tasting here. full review
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