No Reservation

On Tuesday, September 11, 2007, I went to see the movie No Reservation with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart. It also had Abigail Breslin, who played the little girl in Little Miss Sunshine.

The story is about Catherine Zeta-Jones' character, who plays the character of a chef in the movie in a high class restaurant. She's a very stern chef, and has very high expectations for her staff... She is also going to therapy, upon the advice to her boss. The story starts off with her sister coming to visit her, and she's bringing her daughter - Zoë. Then, tragedy strikes. Jones' sister dies in a car crash, and all of a sudden, Jones is now a mother.

She is now dealing with the tragedy of losing her sister, and the new reality of being a mother. She's got a lot of stress, especially with the new added stresses. Therefore, she takes some time off of work to grieve. She goes back to the restaurant for something, and she discovers that there's a new chef in the kitchen.

Like all comedies/romantic comedies, she develops a romance with this sous-chef, Aaron Eckhart, and as well, learns to become a better guardian... I'm not going to continue, because that would be spoiling the movie.

This movie has gotten terrible reviews, but it's a light comedy. I would consider this a chick flick.

Abigail Breslin played a brat who lost her mother... OK performance, I guess. I wasn't supremely impressed.