Great Film overall

Good concept, poorly executed.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

'The Hundred-Foot Journey' was a little like 'Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' for me - I had quite low expectations as I thought it was going to be an "old lady movie". Thankfully, I was proven wrong and instead was treated to a nice little film about following your dreams.The premise is simple - an Indian family move to London, get sick of the cold/rain (who wouldn't!) and travel to continental Europe to find a new place to settle and start a restaurant. This place happens to be a picturesque little village in Southern France - however, their new restaurant happens to be next to a Michelin-rated French restaurant, and a rivalry ensues.The performances from Puri as the Dad and Mirren as the French restaurant owner are great and quite nuanced, with Hassan (Daval) and Marguerite (the huge-eyed Le Bon) playing the young love interests/competing chefs. It's great to see how their friendship evolves as Hassan goes on his food journey. Some parts of this feel like a cooking show, but not enough to put you off. It has funny moments, touching moments and a nice ending - plenty of messages about openness and accepting other cultures, and generally giving something/someone a chance.

This is the best comedy for me.The film "The Hundred foot journey" is a very interesting and moving film.The actors are good and sometimes funny. I like this film because it's a nice story with some actors and wonderful places. I love this film! If you like moving films,watch "The Hundred Foot Journey".

(Flash Review)A restaurateur from India moves his family to France. They set up shop across (100 feet to be precise) from a critically acclaimed fine dining restaurant with a 2 star Michelin rating. Can fine dining and Indian cuisine maintain friendly relations? That's the overarching plot. The sub plot is the Indian son is a cooking protégé and the fine-dining owner wants to recruit him for her mentorship. Once he experiences the top end, will he begin to miss his downhome Indian ways? The movie was nicely shot, picturesque and well-produced. Serviceable script yet the editing had some abrupt scenes directional changes; didn't blend well together. Toss in a girl/boy romance and you get the picture. The core plot is good; told in a family friendly manner.

I don't know why Netflix predicted I would give this movie 4 stars. I need a film with a good story, and this story was by-the-numbers predictable. I could have explained what would happen in every next scene before I watched it. I did like the highly saturated, Technicolor-like photography and, of course, Helen Mirren. Om Puri, whom I've seen before in a couple of films, (Ghandi, Charlie Wilson's War) was also top-notch as as Papa. Charlotte Le Bon has a French name but an American accent. It didn't work in a film where the rest of the cast speaks with French or Indian accents. She didn't have much to do anyway.I know the world likes this film, but I have to give it two stars -- it's hokum and Steven Spielberg usually provides great hokum. This one, no.