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Restaurant

EMAILPRINTPalisades Pictures

Restaurant reviews
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8.0 User Score:

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Based on 12 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: Tom Cudworth

Directed by: Eric Bross

Release Date:
Theatrical: April 7, 2000
DVD: August 22, 2000

Running Time: 107 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R for sexuality, language and drug use

Starring Adrien Brody, Elise Neal, David Moscow, Simon Baker, Malcolm Jamal-Warner, and Lauryn Hill

Restaurant spins the tale of a group of young friends struggling to keep their dreams alive in Hoboken, New Jersey. The stories of these twenty-somethings intersect at J.T. McClure's, an upscale bar and grill where most of them make a living while chasing their ambitions on their days off. (Palisades Pictures)

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

80

LA Weekly F. X. Feeney

A sharp, upbeat, well-wrought meditation on love and race that kicks the new year in movies off to a terrific start.

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75

Entertainment Weekly Bruce Fretts

Tom Cudworth's script nails the ale-drenched details of twentysomething existence.

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73

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

Juggles a few too many subplots, cramming in more issues than your average nightly newscast. But more often than not, this is a film to savor.

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70

Film.com Ernest Hardy

The film gets an "A" for effort, but doesn't have the courage to really get as bloody, messy and dirty as its subject matter inherently is.

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70

The New York Times A. O. Scott

It takes very good actors to convey this kind of nuance, and the cast of Restaurant does consistently splendid work.

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67

Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten

Solid performances, capable visuals, and the honesty of the interracial subject matter make Restaurant stand out from the typical "I'm an artist, not really a waiter" pack.

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63

Chicago Tribune John Petrakis

Some films, oddly enough, can be too ambitious for their own good, which is the case with Restaurant.

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63

San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris

If Restaurant feels like a high-caliber TV drama, it's one that tries to pack an entire season (plus pilot, plus backstory) into one episode.

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60

Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum

Pretty familiar stuff, but the performances--by Adrien Brody, Elise Neal, Simon Baker-Denny, and Lauryn Hill--are relatively fresh and sincere.

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60

TV Guide Steve Simels

Cudworth's script gives the characters more depth than is the genre norm, and the ensemble acting is terrific.

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60

Village Voice Amy Taubin

Director Eric Bross has a smooth nonstyle that serves him well until the screenplay turns melodramatic at the end.

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20

Film.com John Hartl

It's hard to think of a single memorable line from Restaurant, even a memorably bad one.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Patrice gave it an 8:
I won't lie. This film made an impact only because of the performances by Brody and Moscow. They both add an element to the film that truly brought words on paper to life. I loved the topics being addressed, but there was a great deal trying to be covered throughout the film.

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