Master chef Kate Armstrong (Catherine Zeta-Jones) runs her life and her kitchen with intimidating intensity. However, a recipe for disaster may be in the works when she becomes the guardian of her young niece (Abigail Breslin) while crossing forks with the brash sous-chef (Aaron Eckhart) who just joined her staff. Though romance blooms in the face of rivalry, Kate needs to look outside the kitchen to find true happiness.
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With its designer cast, European pedigree and strange, yet unmistakable flavor of cardboard, "No Reservations" is a bit like a Big Mac served on Tiffany tableware. Unevenly adapted from the German lonely-gal fantasy "Mostly Martha" (2001), this heavily starched tale of a big-city chef (Catherine Zeta-Jones) seeking maternal and romantic fulfillment will leave wanting all but the most forgiving of palates. (Full review)