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Burnt

2015

John Wells

Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Omar Sy, Daniel Brühl ...

5.3

4,820

Drama. Comedy Chef Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) had it all – and lost it. A two-star Michelin rockstar with the bad habits to match, the former enfant terrible of the Paris restaurant scene did everything different every time out, and only ever cared about the thrill of creating explosions of taste. To land his own kitchen and that third elusive Michelin star though, he’ll need the best of the best on his side, including the beautiful Helene (Sienna Miller). [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Although John Wells’ dramedy is energized by its mouth-watering montages and an unsurprisingly fierce lead turn from Cooper, Steven Knight’s script pours on the acid but holds the depth"	NEU
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"A likeable redemption story that could have used a little spice (...) For a film about a daredevil chef who wants to challenge his customers, 'Burnt' mostly plays it safe"	NEU
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"This foodie movie is as insufferable as the rock star chefs it portrays"	NEG
United States	Jon Frosch The Hollywood Reporter	"Burnt may be about haute cuisine, but the movie is fast food all the way (...) Wells is a competent if not very imaginative craftsman"	NEG
United States	Kevin Jagernauth IndieWire	"The film’s haphazard construction is made all the more frustrating because somewhere in this material is a much more resonant picture. Burnt often feels conflicted about the kind of movie it wants to be"	NEU
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A cheerless and unappetizing plate of piffle that deserves to be smashed against a wall or at least sent back to the kitchen (...) Rating: ★ (out of four)"	NEG
United States	Kyle Smith New York Post	"It would be hard to name a class of men characterized by a higher ratio of bombast to achievement than chefs: Gentlemen, you’re not Navy SEALs, you make mayonnaise (...) Rating: ★½ (out of four)"	NEG
United States	J.R. Jones Chicago Reader	"The hero spends an inordinate amount of time screaming at his kitchen staff and hurling plates of food at the wall, which is more fun to watch than the canned relationships that constitute most of the movie"	NEG

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