Movie Review: CHEF (2014)

"I may not do everything great in my life, but I'm good at this. I manage to touch people's lives with what I do and I want to share this with you."  

- Chef Casper

Carl Casper played by Jon Favreau, is an edgy Chef in the city trying to balance his role in the kitchen and being a father to his son. He recently broke up with his model wife Inez (Sofia Vergara) and has shared custody with their only child. While doing everything he can within his boundary in the restaurant where he is employed, his manipulating Boss pushed him to meet the notorious Food blogger. In the hope of gaining the blogger's approval, Casper was set to prepare a whole new thing but impeded by his employer. True enough, he got a nasty two star rate with a very unlikely adjective such as "needy auntie" and "dramatic weight gain that might have resulted from eating the leftovers."

Casper grasped for strength in patching his dignity. He became really famous after a confrontation that went viral in youtube. That negative event turned into positive when he decided to remodel the food truck offered by his ex wife. With the help of his son Percy (Emjay Anthony), through Twitter, the customers would flock their truck in every stopovers. Not long enough, Chef Casper did not have to juggle between what he want to cook and what his Boss wants. He earned the leverage to do whatever he wants to do in his kitchen and in his own term. He remarried his ex wife and their son is the happiest.

Although, the movie gave us that happy-ever-after ending as we all wanted...the fact that it sent as a message about not giving up on what you believe yourself can do made it one of a kind. I'd give it five stars. You should watch it yourself to find out.