8.2 stars.
Nikki is a diner cook who has always wanted to be a chef but did not have the opportunity to attend culinary school. Her recipes are amazing and everyone craves her cuisine. Paul is a chef at a top restaurant in the city, and he wants to make a name for himself as a creator of fantastic foods. Nikki and Paul finally meet and together they concoct much more than some tasty entrees.
"A Dash of Love" has much more depth than I expected coming in. I was anticipating the usual plot, cook meets chef, they create some wonderful dishes, they have a fight, they make up, the end. This was not the case. "A Dash of Love" is more than a dash of any particular plot line, it contains an elaborate story full of family drama, betrayal, camaraderie, cooperation, and forgiveness. I didn't even mention the best part which is loyalty and dependence and how Nikki and Paul's potential for love rests solely upon these factors.
I enjoyed this film because of the way it binds together to form a seamless flow of uplifting friendships between the characters, from Nikki and her best friend Angela, to Nikki and Paul's parents, and finally between Nikki and Paul. Something about the cohesiveness of the cast makes this a must see movie. I guess I call it the x-factor because "A Dash of Love" has an abundance of it, however infrequent the romantic encounters, because what few there were burst with absolute magnetism.
Nikki is a diner cook who has always wanted to be a chef but did not have the opportunity to attend culinary school. Her recipes are amazing and everyone craves her cuisine. Paul is a chef at a top restaurant in the city, and he wants to make a name for himself as a creator of fantastic foods. Nikki and Paul finally meet and together they concoct much more than some tasty entrees.
"A Dash of Love" has much more depth than I expected coming in. I was anticipating the usual plot, cook meets chef, they create some wonderful dishes, they have a fight, they make up, the end. This was not the case. "A Dash of Love" is more than a dash of any particular plot line, it contains an elaborate story full of family drama, betrayal, camaraderie, cooperation, and forgiveness. I didn't even mention the best part which is loyalty and dependence and how Nikki and Paul's potential for love rests solely upon these factors.
I enjoyed this film because of the way it binds together to form a seamless flow of uplifting friendships between the characters, from Nikki and her best friend Angela, to Nikki and Paul's parents, and finally between Nikki and Paul. Something about the cohesiveness of the cast makes this a must see movie. I guess I call it the x-factor because "A Dash of Love" has an abundance of it, however infrequent the romantic encounters, because what few there were burst with absolute magnetism.