Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) was once an edgy Miami chef. He's divorced from Inez (Sofía Vergara) and trying to connect with his son Percy. When important food reviewer Ramsey Michel (Oliver Platt) comes, he acquiesces to restaurant owner Riva (Dustin Hoffman) and serves a safe uninspired menu. Molly (Scarlett Johansson) is the hostess. The reviewer pans it and it becomes a full on twitter war as Carl gets Ramsey to come taste his new menu. However Riva insists on the old menu and Carl gets let go. Tony (Bobby Cannavale) takes over the kitchen. Ramsey pans the food once again and Carl bust in going nuclear. The incident goes viral. Inez gets him to her ex-husband Marvin (Robert Downey Jr.) who sells him a rundown old food truck in Miami. Martin (John Leguizamo) quits his job to join him. Carl goes on a road trip in the food truck from Miami back to California with Martin and Percy.
Jon Favreau needs a little time to warm up. The movie starts off functionally. Then RDJ shows up and injects some much needed hilarity. Sometimes I like the kid but other times I'm not so sure. He's not the easy supercute type. That's also how I feel about Favreau. The plot is a bit too easy and doesn't really have any tension. It's a light story with some food porn and a bit of cross country charm. This is more like a light appetizer but there's nothing wrong with that.
Jon Favreau needs a little time to warm up. The movie starts off functionally. Then RDJ shows up and injects some much needed hilarity. Sometimes I like the kid but other times I'm not so sure. He's not the easy supercute type. That's also how I feel about Favreau. The plot is a bit too easy and doesn't really have any tension. It's a light story with some food porn and a bit of cross country charm. This is more like a light appetizer but there's nothing wrong with that.