Big Night is pure genius! Have you seen it?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Tony Shalhoub
sunyatta1 — 14 years ago(June 19, 2011 06:02 PM)
Big Night is an amazing movie. If you like Tony Shaloub in Monk - or anything, you will love this film. This film just further demonstrates that his acting range is incredible and boundless.
Shaloub plays a gifted Italian chef, overly obsessive in the preparation of fabulous dishes from his homeland. This is much to the chagrin of his shady older brother played by Stanley Tucci (also in top acting form).
This film has it all; luscious scenes of some of the most exquisite cuisine on film, mobster-ish subplot, well-crafted drama and laughs.
I love foodie films and the Godfather (and its derivatives) and found this film a great marriage of the two genres. I bought the DVD for my home collection and my guests love it, too. -
Vibradiant — 14 years ago(September 27, 2011 03:18 PM)
Definitely a terrific film which probably first put both Shalhoub and Tucci on my radar. A particularly notable scene is when, after all that attention Primo to the most nuanced details of a particular meal, the obese restaurant patron simply drowns the plate in ketchup without bothering to taste, and then shovels it down.
They caught early mindless American consumerism with that one. Sadly, it has emigrated wildly in the years since the era depicted there.
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