Boiling Point

[brainiac]

Anyone else find this completely unbelievable?  Much hyped, but underwhelming, to say the least.

[douglas9401]

Too many cooks?

[Redhelen72]

Is this the film or the series?

I have worked in kitchens like this in the 90's - absolute madness

[brainiac]

Not enough cooks!  How on earth did so few get all those in the busy restaurant fed?

[Patsy33]

Did my head in! Can't watch anymore. It might be a good story line and good actors but it's stressful just watching it. That's just me..Some others might thoroughly enjoy it.

[Redhelen72]

The Bear on netflix also has very few chefs  and serves lots of covers.

You would be surprised at how many you can serve.

[MargoTester]

Dreadful sound quality, found dialogue difficult to understand 

[Omg21]

I watched it for about 30 minutes and then gave up.

[-SharonA-]

I also tried to watch the film, but gave up. It was just too much!!

[pulmicort1415]

Sound terrible

 

[Ellipsis]

I saw the film - 90 minutes long. It was good but uncomfortable.

Expanding that into four one-hour episodes ... no thanks. Too long and uncomfortable.

Doing it the other way around, turning a four hour mini-series into a 90 minute film ... that would have made sense.

 

[Dagman]

The preceding film Boiling Point was actually done in one take start to finish! Astounding! Brilliant, manic and realistic. 

[Cloverjo]

I thought it was good. The one-take camera was amazing. When someone messed up their lines they all just had to carry on.

One thing that annoyed me was the possible re-use of spoons after tastings. No! Don't do that. 
 

[Toorak]

I thought the film was great. This less so - the storylines with Carly and the new chef didn't ring true.  But my overall feeling was one of stress. I don't know how people can work in that environment. I feel the same when I watch the restaurant 'trials' in master chef: I feel totally stressed out. 

[Maydup]

I saw the 90 minute film at the cinema and watched again this weekend ready for the 4 part series. Fantastic, brilliant and realistic. 
I agree that it's a stressful watch but it's so believable that I forget they are actors. 
I'm not saying all kitchens are the same but most have very similar issues from time to time. 
 

[Maydup]

Interestingly, I thought there were loads of people in that kitchen! Many manage with less, especially now with all the vacancies in that sector.