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71 out of 100

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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

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  • Summary: In his feature debut, noted artist, illustrator and video-director Mahurin celebrates one of his favorite restaurants -- Shopins, a Greenwich Village institution. What emerges is a hilarious and heartfelt hymn to individuality, independence and idiosyncrasy -- not just in the kitchen, but in life. (ThinkFilm)… Collapse

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    100
    The self-taught man behind the griddle, his wife, Eve, and their five seen-it-all kids emerge as the ensemble of the year.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: James Greenberg
    80
    A rare, hilarious and ultimately touching look at the kind of American iconoclast that barely exists anymore.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    75
    Anyone who laments the loss of an older, grittier New York ought to adore this affectionate portrait of Greenwich Village restaurant owner Kenny Shopsin.
  4. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    60
    I was desperate to eat at Shopsin's by the end.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
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  1. SarahC.
    8
    This film was engaging, hilarious, and very rich (and I am not just talking about the food!). It was a real slice of life in New York, pretty raw and very funny.… Expand
  2. MarkT.
    7
    The reviews got it right. It is excellent yet unmemborable and uncomfortably strange. All in all its hard to describe and to get the real first hand experience you have to see it yourself.… Expand
  3. AlisonP.
    6
    Disappointing considering some things I heard but still well acted and well directed. Nothing too special.

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