This is one of those..."things" that you can't even call it a film. Poorly acted, poorly directed, poorly edited, poorly filmed. Actors overact, underact. Jokes were bad. The sad moments were disgracefully acted. The score didn't match the scenes. The camera went too close or too far away, cutting the actors' head. Please I beg you, dont waste your time. You'd rather chew glass than watch this melange.
American Bistro
2019
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
American Bistro
2019
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
97% - Audience
5.4Plot summary
The lives of Medor and his young adult nephew Edmund, independent of each other, have been on a decline without each really realizing it until each simultaneously hits bottom. An accountant working for the same company for thirty years, Medor has become his current boss Haboubi's whipping boy. Medor has also not taken any risks in life so as not to rock the boat with his wife Gwen, his actions having the exact opposite effect in she feeling that their marriage has gone nowhere. Edmund, a dreamer, has not achieved anything close to matching any of those dreams. He has just dropped out of college realizing that an art history degree would get him nowhere closer to those dreams, and his latest girlfriend, Jessica, has just dumped him without warning. Waking up the morning after a drunken spree between uncle and nephew to commiserate with each other, Edmund finds that Medor has taken him up on his drunken offer to use his life savings - really his parents' money that was supposed to be used for his tuition - and has sunken it into a three year lease on a property to fulfill Medor's dream: to be the executive chef at his own restaurant. Feeling like he has no other option, Edmund goes along with Medor on this ride with its many obstacles including what to do about the homeless man that literally comes with the property leased. The question then becomes if the restaurant will get Medor and/or Edmund on the path back to the living, that path which has the obstacle of certain individuals wanting to see them fail, most notably Mortimer, a competitor who owns fourteen restaurants in the neighborhood.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
Director
Top cast
Casimere Jollette as Piper Perry
Tech specs
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU 782.47 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
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Almost two hours of excruciating pain!!!
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Don't be fooled
It was a disaster... This is a narcissist need of father and son (I assume) to write and play together. There are ZERO acting skills, the plot is mediocre and the acting, again, it is a persoanl need that is asking us for money and attention. In a world where time is a commodity, this is a waste of it. Spend your time (and dime) wisely. Avoid this one.
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A well-made, wholesome experience
--Heartfelt indeed. I feel American Bistro does a great job of throwing some relatable and arduous life experiences your way, only to quickly spice them up with wry humour. And to top it off, there are decent emotional payoffs to the hooks which are laid, as well as solid messages about life that tie up the movie's points.
--The musical score does nothing extraordinary, but it is tasteful and does its job of guiding you through the movie's emotions quite well. I don't remember seeing any of these actors before, which probably tells more about my lack of engagement than their talent, because they deliver great performances. Particularly the two male leads. The movie largely approaches the problems it ponders through a father/son dynamic and the female characters, while they have fun personalities and moments of expression, are mostly there for the ride and do not greatly influence the plot. This isn't criticism, but a notification for any girls or women reading this. You might be amused, but may find fewer points to relate.
--There are only two points where I felt the movie's quality weaken. There is one argument between Medor and Gwen which felt somewhat theatrical, but both actors display good performances outside of this scene. At the very end of the movie, it decides to really drive certain ideas and messages, and somewhat forces them upon the plot. Perhaps some screenwriting or editing magic could have made it more seamless. I felt a jog in the pacing, but even with that in mind the resolution unfolded quite well.
--If you're looking for a well-made, wholesome experience, I'd argue this movie is a fine choice.