Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Cortechba Overrated

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Rexanne It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Davidpm-751-837149 Having worked in food service this brought back a lot of memories and was completely on target, The main character was a perfect example of somebody learning a whole new world.Food service is one of the hardest jobs out there and one that everybody should experience first hand.There is so much that goes on in food service that the customers never know but should experience first hand.

FlashCallahan Jimmy Adams is a V.P. of a $30 billion hedge fund, who loses his job and winds up working as a waiter at a very popular waffle shop. Among the madness of the 24-hour diner, Jimmy befriends Edward, an ex-con grill master who serves up not only the best grits in the business, but lessons about life, boxing, and mastering the grill...This is one of those films that is nothing more than a big warm hug. Even if you appear to be at your lowest ebb, this film will brighten your day and probably inspire you.And that's my only gripe with the film, everything feels just too safe, and even though it is based on fact, the film depicts that Adams really has nothing to worry about, even though he sacrifices a lot, because he has numerous subliminal cushions to fall back on, in case of an emergency.Everyone warms to him almost instantly, and the two characters who don't, really add nothing tho the films narrative.Glover is excellent as the Mickey/Duke homage from the Rocky films, guiding this well educated man down the common sense road.Jimmy helps everyone out, even the customers, and although his plans sound extremely delusional, his loving wife hardly ever becomes concerned about his well being.There is a hint of loss for about two minutes toward the end, but that soon subsides thanks to the bank of Dad.But it's a well made film, the restaurant scenes have genuine warmth and camaraderie that is rarely seen in recent cinema, and like I've already said, it's one of the most feelgood films I've seen in a very long time...

Kyle Freeman Ever feel such a way about a movie that you had to try and convince others to watch it? Because this is a first for me. I picked this movie because it was late; I wanted to watch a movie that would be enough to fall asleep to but interesting enough to be worth sacrificing some Z's. I'm 20 years old, half way through a bachelors in Visual and Game Programming, and I'm about to publish my first game, green lit by the Steam community. I'm currently working as a server myself, and I often day dream at work that I'm already successful as a professional and independent developer, but choose to continue working there to keep myself humble. This movie's plot isn't quite the same, but I got the same satisfaction from it. Beyond that personal connection, there was so much wisdom in this movie; some blatantly quoted, and some was subtle but real. I'm going to bed tonight feeling inspired, and tomorrow is going to be a productive day for me.By review standards, this one is probably too personal, but I had to share my thoughts on this great movie.

Red Haircrow As a non-Anglo professional person, having degrees which I worked hard to obtain, throughout I also worked in restaurant service and later as a chef to support those endeavors, so the premise of the film appealed to me for several reasons. Mostly because I work in what is considered to be a cerebral, academic field now where there are times you never have any personal connection with or support for or from colleagues, as compared to the team atmosphere in good kitchens.But in kitchens/restaurants I've seen them: the "wealthy" or privileged who lost their jobs having to "slum it" in places and with people they might have been polite to when being served but never considered otherwise. They never thought of them at all beyond what they needed at the moment, as people with other goals, professions or may have been artists, writers, very creative people that needed to support themselves in the gastronomy or hospitality business.It's a fictionalized account of a memoir, a comedy/drama designed to present the main character as sympathetic, and in that I felt they succeeded.Though Jimmy's attitude was, of course, about finding a job to support his now growing family he never looked down or slighted any of the other workers. Never the dreaded and ugly superiority complex for menial tasks. Some reviewers have pointed out, however, he got it easier because of his background to be accepted and trusted in such a position. I don't disagree at all, but some films don't need overthinking.I didn't feel there was any agenda here to make him some kind of hero, though there is the reality in the US of the WMC having things easier because everything was built to support and facilitate and protect them. Sometimes though? Just watch the movie. The labels of redemption, etc.? Redemption from what? The character's statement of his background, his schooling and yes, privilege might be vexing to some but it was just the truth. If you don't like what was presented and how, help change America to where there is equality away from the century spanning oppression and privilege. Help change the presentation in film too, otherwise: face the facts. He couldn't have changed who were his parents any more than anyone else, but it is what he does with the privilege that's important. He still respected and treated others well, listened to them, tried to help. Whether it succeeded later was immaterial. We were just presented a "slice of life." Jimmy lost a big job from his own culpability then went to work in a comparatively "lesser" job from the perspective of his parents and former colleagues, but found he liked it better as it was entirely more honest. One wishes more WMC might have such an awakening and the country and world would be a better place.Danny Glover was a nice but typical mentor, but it was a far better role than many he's recently played in low budget/rating action films. Otherwise, the acting was okay in general, and nothing special about the filming or location but I liked it. Yes, there were very stereotypical portrayals of minority people that lessened the whole. That crap really isn't necessary to be comical, and it just unnecessarily brought the film down a couple of levels to maybe get a laugh or two, but I liked the main characters. They were believable. The story wasn't anything new but it was an hour and a half of likability. Also was nice to see "Beetroot McKinley" again.