Big Night
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Movie Reviews of Big Night
Movie Review: "Big Night" was the Best Movie of 1996.
Summary: 5 Stars
The fact that it didn't receive a single Academy Award nomination is a harsh indictment of the Academy. Sure, it's a very small, quiet film, but its characters are so memorable, its dialogue so perfect, that I can't imagine that anyone who sees it can ever forget it. Big Night, in its own unassuming way, touches on a lot of Big Issues--the joy of food, the love of family, the constant war of art vs. ambition, the necessity of staying true to your principles--and it does so gracefully and entertainingly. It probably was never a realistic candidate for Best Picture, but at least there could have been nominations for Best Original Screenplay and for the performances of Tony Shalhoub, Ian Holm and Minnie Driver. That would have been simple justice.Movie Review: On My Best 10 list
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this film when it was first released, over ten years ago. I have watched it several times since, and it keeps getting better every time. It is so sparse, and yet so full. So much is left unsaid, and yet deeply felt. It is the portrayal of this relationship between two brothers of completely different temperament, but who deeply care about each other, and united by a dream that binds them, which is most moving. The very last scene, when they commune around the simplest and most symbolic of foods, with not a word (but a wonderful soundtrack of noises that heighten the silence) is a masterpiece of understatement.
Big Night is, and will remain, one of the ten and probably five best movies I have ever seen.
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Movie Review: BEAUTIFUL SMALL MOVIE
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is about a lot of things: uncompromising perfection, the differing notions of success, brotherly rivalry, the American Dream, love (oh yeah, there's lots of shades here) and, of course, food. I don't think a lot of reviewers have overpraised this film. My test of a great movie is while I'm watching it I think of people I know who I'd like to see it with and then I try to make it happen ("C'mon over, I've seen a movie I want you to see with me!). Lots of priceless scenes, both comic and touching. I won't spoil it for anyone but the last scene is a long take that wraps it up perfectly. If you're looking for AMERICAN PIE this ain't it but if you are patient you will be rewarded. A keeper.
Movie Review: Top Ten Food Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I spent two weeks cruising the Italian neighborhoods of San Francisco looking for a restaurant like the one portrayed so richly in this movie. And I found one! Unfortunately, as might have been predicted from the film, it lasted only a few months before folding.
There's more to Big Night than the food. It's outrageously funny, for one thing, a quality many reviewers seemed not to appreciate. The acting is brilliant; for once, everyone acts in ensemble. It's original, not quite any Hollywood genre. It's poignant, in emotional terms most people can find believable. Is it a GREAT movie? Dumb question! It's a movie you'll enjoy and remember.
Movie Review: Big Night
Summary: 5 Stars
"Big Night" is a small joy, whose success lies in its recreation of period detail, and in bravura turns by its ensemble cast, particularly Shalhoub, who steals the picture as brother Primo, the shy, eccentric, uncompromising chef. Minnie Driver and Isabella Rossellini offer memorable support, but the main course is, of course, the banquet--a coup for the brothers, if guest of honor Prima shows. Tucci's script, written with his cousin Joseph Tropiano, revolves around food and family, but it also involves a familiar quest: to realize the American Dream without selling out.