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Chef (2014)

Chef (2014) is written, directed and stars Jon Favreau. It's about a head chef who is forced to quit his job and gets a food truck to try something new. The movie is more about how he has to change his life and through the process understand the importance of family over work.

Jon Favreau is probably a household name just because of how recognizable he is and how talented an actor, director, and writer he is. I first saw him in Rudy and then Swingers, but most people know him from Iron Man I would assume. The younger crowd would recognize him from Spider-Man: Homecoming. He plays the main character, Carl Casper, in this film and does an amazing job stepping out from his usual roles and completes his character arc perfectly.

I used to find Sofia Vergara annoying from Modern Family but she tones it down for this film and is amazing. She plays the ex-wife of Jon Favreau's main character Carl Casper. Scarlett Johansson is also in the film and the relationship she has with Carl  Casper is uncertain but there's certainly something there.

Dustin Hoffman is also in this film who plays the boss of Carl at the beginning and is the antagonist for the most part if you don't consider Oliver Platt who plays a food critic the main one. They both do a great job in their respective fields and neither one seems to be there for the money.

John Leguizamo does a great job playing the best friend of Carl who helps him through these hard times. He's there for him no matter what. Leaving his job at a moments notice. Showing him what a true friend is.

Robert Downey Jr. is also in the film briefly as the ex-husband of Sofia Vergara. He's not in there for too long and does what he's supposed to do. His character isn't too far from Tony Stark and I think that's on purpose.

Result A+ (Chef is one of my favorite films of all time.)
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