MEALS ON WHEELS

摘要

With Swingers and Made, Jon Favreau built his reputation as an indie filmmaker who could tell a small story with humor and heart. But it turned out he also had a talent for directing big-budget fare, first with Elf and then the Iron Man franchise. But by the time he wrapped Iron Man 2 and 2011's Cowboys & Aliens, he was ready for a break-a big one. He went into talks to direct Iron Man 3 but couldn't imagine putting himself through another multiyear production process, balancing the demands of studios, producers and stars. Instead, Favreau wrote Chef, a charming metaphor of a movie about a culinary whiz who gets bored cooking dishes he dreamed up years ago for a restaurant owner who won't let him innovate. As the titular cook, Favreau packs his knives, walks out and reinvents himself as the owner of a food truck. His hot new dish: Cuban sandwiches, grilled up with the help of his sous-chef (John Leguizamo) and 10-year-old son (Emjay Anthony), who promotes their mobile eatery with deft manipulation of a Twitter feed.