Lunch out with a friend then more cinema today. We went to see the biopic Tony , which told a 1976 based snippet in the early life of Chef and writer Anthony Bourdain.
Set during a summer in Provincetown Massachusetts, we meet Tony (Dominek Sessa) the entitled, selfish and generally obnoxious 18 year old as he drinks and does drugs whilst trying to impress university girl Nancy ( Emilia Jones). By change he meets a stern Latin seafood chef ( Antonio Banderas ) who employs him as a dishwasher and the older man, mentors the thoroughly dislikable teen and reigniting his own love of cooking, shares it with the famous- chef-to-be.
Banderas steals the acting honours here, his eyes twinkling charmingly behind his beard. Sessa is bravely conflicted as Tony, and British actor Leo Woodall is both attractive and repulsive as Tony’s kitchen sous Chef friend, Cal .
The film isn’t as good as everyone would hope , but it’s an easy watch on a rainy ( thank god )day
Thanks for the review. I will watch when it comes to streaming. Banderas is always worth watching. Very easy in the eye.
ReplyDeleteHe’s not a sympathetic character to watch( I understand he wasn’t a sympathetic older man on tv ) but Banderas is as attractive as ever
DeleteSounds like you've had a pleasant day. Lunch with a friend, an easy to watch film and finally, some much anticipated rain. You can almost hear the plants slurping it up! xx
ReplyDeleteThe air is cool almost chilly tonight
DeleteWe'll likely wait for a streaming view, too, but am elated y'all have rain!!!! May it be a long lasting gentle soaker.
ReplyDeleteHugs!
I woke around 4.30 to the sound of heavy rain, bliss
DeleteEven I would fuck Antonio
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Really? lol I doubt it
DeleteEveryone is celebrating the rain!
ReplyDeleteIt was a joy
DeleteAs someone who enjoyed Bourdain, I will search this one out.
ReplyDeleteAs someone who thinks Leo Goodall is adorable I will search this one out.
It was a foul day here yesterday too, so I settled down to watch Withnail. Unfortunately the sound quality on my recording was so bad, that I had to abandon it. 'Tony' sounds like a much better bet.
ReplyDeleteI wish Tony was still writing, still exploring the world and sharing his thoughts with us. He was a self described jerk as a young man.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like the perfect rainy day film.
ReplyDeleteNever a big fan of his when he was alive, so this is a no.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are getting out and about and having some fun.
ReplyDeleteI have been watching Anthony Bordains show in reruns now, the original one, which I’m enjoying. He was a character, a true New Yorker. Sad he took his own life.
ReplyDeletelate to comment....but...no matter. Antonio Banderas and Javier Bardiem are two of my heart throb actors..both so gorgeous and both so talented. Anthony...he loved food, embraced other cultures and their history...but he carried inner turmoil that (IMO) prevented him from being an empathetic and warm individual other than food related....... if that makes sense. He was deep, but he had a tortured soul
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