Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Console best movie i've ever seen.

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

billion_mucks I love Jiro. He makes sushi and has the philosophy of a samurai sword master, doesn't bend but is flexible, is dry but has a quick wit, and controls his sons dominantly but loves them abundantly.The movie is really not about sushi (which it really very much is) but more about being driven professionally into one thing and one thing only. To Jiro, it was sushi. In my case, it is compulsive stress eating.We all are the best at something-

broken-stairs This movie popped up many times in my Netflix stream and I ignored it because it didn't really sound interesting. Eventually, I decided to give it a shot; something so highly rated on IMDb is worth it. I watched the movie with my family at home, who are not an easy crowd and I often defend my choices against their harsh opinions.However, this time, what a bore! This movie has no conflict. You've got a man whose story was that he was poor and became a sushi master (this is maybe 5 minutes of the movie). There is no critique of the chef, just endless praise.A couple things are interesting, such as the fish shopping and the difficulties the workers experience due to the perfectionism of Jiro. The other good aspect is the cinematography. Beautiful shots of sushi placed on plates. There is a little more information about Jiro's philosophy of food.The rest of the movie I can't even recall. It's slow, uninformative, and completely biased. There is nothing to keep your attention in this film. I find nothing interesting about a chef who is good at his specialty and maintains an unopposed mastery of it.If they wanted to make this a good movie and Jiro is really "perfect," at least show critics of his food being berated for not liking the food. Another thing that would have made this interesting is to learn more about the fish market or spend more than just a few minutes on the history of sushi or his upbringing. These things feel like footnotes to a long standing ovation to someone who has mastered sushi.I just can't believe the almost unanimous positive reaction the film gets. I was so disappointed, I had to give my two cents. I have defended many movies to my family but besides what I mentioned above as positives, I couldn't find anything to outweigh the dragging pace and conflict-less story of Jiro Dreams of Sushi.

Dylan Stek "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" is a documentary about Jiro, an 85-year old sushi master, who runs his restaurant in the subways of Tokyo.Jiro is a real shokunin, a craftsman who lives his craft fully. He leaves home at 5AM and comes home at 10PM. In between, his careful attention goes only to making the most rich and tasteful sushi there can be. The documentary is an ode to this dedication. It does not try to approach the subject with an intellectual attitude, but rather shows us the world how it must look from the eyes of the master. The whole movie is accompanied by classical music and half of the movie is comprised of shots of the art. Fish being sliced, octopus being massaged, rice being cooked and the sushi being formed. Of course Jiro's sushi is not only the result of his skill and dedication, as nothing in this world is separable from it's environment. The movie investigates the different artisans Jiro buys his ingredients and why exactly they deliver the most sublime ingredients. THe movie investigates the hard and long path that Jiro's apprentices have to take before they can even form their first sushi. And the movie investigates the paths of Jiro's two sons, both following in his fathers footsteps.If you have appreciation for beauty, dedication and the strive for perfection, watch this documentary.

Chris Nguyen A simple 10 seat restaurant without restroom. If you want to eat there book a month in advance cost at least 30,000 yen no appetizers only the finest sushi. Michelin Guide awarded Sukiyabashi Jiro three stars meaning worth the trip to Japan. The first sushi restaurant to have the honor. Its all achieve behind the scenes by the preparations by his apprentices and his same attitude supplier/handlers. His apprentices goes through 10 year training if you can make it that long you can consider to be a first class sushi chef. First they hot hand towel the guest after that they can prepare the fish and after 10 years learn to cook the egg sushi. His quality of food is achieve by his trusted vendors specialize with their area of expertise. His tuna vendors only deals with tuna his shrimp vendors only deals with shrimps. Even he has a certain method of cooking rice , his rice vendor only sells certain rice to Jiro saying he wont sell his rice because only Jiro knows how to cook it properly.He admits that relationship with his sons when they were children wasn't the best.It is a tradition for the oldest to take over the family business so older son have to live up to the expectation. It will hard to follow a great mans footstep. The younger son open up his own sushi restaurant, a similar restaurant the interior is just reverse to the interior of his father and since he feels his sushi is not as good as his father his prices are cheaper. The film only capture the aspects of the restaurant but not much of his personal life. A couple mentions of his parents. Not sure if there is a wife because there no mentioning.The way David Gelb directed itself work of art. The sequence of scenes classical music playing in the background while they preparing the ingredients combined with the narration and close up of the finish sushi. The close up on the hands making the sushi. Yamamoto is says Jiro is maestro of an orchestra. Jiro have a keen eye for details from the seat arrangements making the sushi smaller for the ladies so it doesn't interrupt the flow noticing if the guest are left handed. describe Jiro sushi course like sonata his course in 3 movements : first classic fish like tuna and halibut the second an improvisation on the fresh catch of the day. the Final movement close with eel and egg.If you enjoy sushi you will enjoy this documentary. At 85 Jiro Ono still working hard to hone his craft. No tricks or shortcuts just hard work and dedication. David Gelb gives a behind the scene on Sukiyabashi Jiro a three star Michelin restaurant giving insight on his methods of madness. Mentioning to the camera you shouldn't complain about your work always improve your skill. As a sushi master he makes sure that everything is up to his standard.From his supplier to his apprentices preparing the ingredients so he can make high quality sushi. Simply a perfectionist he is truly a man with passionate a master in the art of sushi.