Well there's a she Chef (catherine), her niece. Only the niece coz her mum liked to talk on the phone while driving. The suitor. And a good attempt to weave a story with these three characters. If you guessed the plot already, great! Its not about your IQ, its about loving your chef.
Few observations I made watching this rather enjoyable movie. And I thought I should share.
In the first half of the movie, Zeta Jones (oh my my) meets her niece after a very long time. They say a perpendicular hi, coz the little one is lying on a hospital bed. The only thing she loved in the world was now dead. Zeta Jones breaks the news.
NOW!! Next thing you see is that the strict chef is back in her restaurant. Trying to rub out pain with excessive work, and smoke out those tears. She goes back and meets her niece the next day. Shocking for me. Its a 6-7 yr old girl, who lost her mum. Her world is upside down. The little thing cant even decide what to think, or where to start clutching at thoughts. Past and future both rushing through in front of her blurry eyes. And she's left alone? W-T-F!!! Never ever would that happen in India. The cultural difference pointed out here is stark. Even if there's not a relative with the little one, there'd be a family friend, or even the eye witness who saw it all.
But no baby this is America, the little one must 'understand'. About individuality, and personal space and emotional needs of her aunt too. Cruel and cold, but great survival science me thinks.
Your views are welcome.
In the second half of the movie we see a family coming together. Formed of people who met barely a few weeks back on life's crossroads. Almost stumbled into each other's life. Like an accident, a divine one. As if God decided that these 3 people who's past was rather thin and future rather blurry, who are no more than nomads in the Manhattan jungle must now be joined through a social fission reaction. A family album formed out of thin air.
So is this is sign of things to come. A 35 something she chef meets a 40 something he chef and they find a girl who could have been their daughter had they married at the right age. The process does not matter. The end result matters. Happy family like all others. Looks like all other happy families in the park. How you got here does not matter.
Tear jerkers seems to another new trend in american movies. I felt it this was dubbed in hindi, it could do very well in India. Full srk an karan johar style. True. Really. See it. It is ful of desi cliches. And yeah that reminds me, i've been noticing a lot of cliches in videshi movies. Next blog should carry a list.
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