Sick Of Superheroes? Here’s Miss Mirren
Tired of summer blockbusters or, worse, have no interest in them? Then here’s a movie for you. Let THR explain: ‘With its picture-postcard setting and mouth-watering Indian and French delicacies, “The Hundred-Foot Journey” is a movie designed to comfort. Stimulating taste buds and little else, Lasse Hallstrom’s latest film picks up where his 2000 hit “Chocolat” left off, in terms of the affectionate shaming of provincial Gallic villagers. Toplining Helen Mirren and Om Puri as rival restaurateurs in the Midi-Pyrénées region of France, the film tracks a tension-free lesson in cultural exchange that culminates, predictably, in romance. Fans of the source bestseller and seekers of non-challenging counterprogramming to summer’s genre fare will savor the offering. But colorful locales and exotic spices can’t hide its essential blandness.’
