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Louis Cropa is a long-time Italian restaurant owner who has
a bookmaking operation on the side. He yearns for traditional
Italian fare, but his son has taken charge as the new celebrity
chef, creating innovative dishes that the critics adore. There
is Duncan, the sous-chef, who Louis treats like a son but
breaks his heart with his gambling problem and a waitress
who dreams of being an artist. Upstairs, the restaurant is
populated by a colourful cast of characters, including a pretentious
art dealer, a handsome man at the bar, a feared restaurant
reviewer, Louis' faithful attorney and a couple of uninvited
thugs from Queens...
Dinner
Rush is
a little hard to describe. It is a little like a cross between
The Cook, the thief, his wife and her lover and
Goodfellas. Only
it is nothing like either. Louis Cropa is a legitimate business
man and the rumours that he and his now dead partner were
part of the Mafia are nothing more than idle gossip.
There
are some great characters here, but just not enough story
to keep them occupied. The moody art critic is great, but
they really should have spent more time on him, especially
when he starts to get drunk. The detective is two dimensional
and should have been brought in to the proceedings much earlier
than he was. Oh,
and see how long it takes you to work out what the guy at
the bar is doing.
Entertaining, if you have the time, but I'm sure you can find
something more interesting to do. Not easily digestible.
Pete
Boomer
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