Burnt

— There are plenty of great “chef” films, but “Burnt” just doesn’t have enough going for it to make the grade. Oh, it’s a perfectly acceptable film about opening up and the importance of love and sense of family, and Bradley Cooper lacks much appeal, probably because the script paints him into a manic, talented, aloof, recovering drug addict corner. When he isn’t throwing plates and yelling like Gordon Ramsey, he’s being threatened by nefarious debt collectors, blood tested, or counseled. It’s gets to be a little tedious and eventually, sappy. [DVD]

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[2015. 101 min. Directed by John Wells. Starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, and Daniel Bruhl.]
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/burnt-2015