The Kadam family leaves India for France where they open a restaurant directly across the road from Madame Mallory's Michelin-starred eatery (www.imdb.com).
Director: Lasse Hallstrom (Dear John, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Safe Haven)
Starring: Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal, Charlotte Le Bon
We're safe in the hands of Helen Mirren and co, The Hundred-Foot Journey is a secure, painless ride, neither offensive or apathetic. The Kadam family, led by East is East's Om Puri, after facing turmoil in India, seek refuge in France (after a small spell in England) and set up a restaurant in a small, faraway town. Opposite their new abode, exactly one-hundred feet away, is a Michelin star restaurant owned by the antagonistic Mallory (Mirren). Although she sets out to ruin their appetite, this film is lighthearted and full of atonement. Standing in the middle of it all is Puri's son Hassan (Dayal). He's following his dreams; to become a respected chef. Mirren may not convince us with her accent, but she does in villainous territory. She's neither full-on, and neither too subtle, but this isn't her game, it's Hassan's. His relationship with 'the enemy' Marguerite (Le Bon) is sweet but yields zero flare and his exotic cooking will have you craving for an Indian instantaneously. The Hundred-Foot Journey is causes no harm and fills the heart with compassion.
3/5
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