Big Night is one of the best English-language food movies ever made. Everything about it just shines. Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub, as immigrant brothers running an authentic Italian restaurant in 1950's New Jersey, are outstanding. Minnie Driver, Ian Holm, Isabella Rosselini and Allison Janney lead an amazing supporting cast.
Stanley Tucci plays Secondo, the younger brother, who handles the front of the house of their struggling Italian restaurant, along with helping out in the kitchen. Tony Shalhoub plays Primo, the creative genius and older brother, who refuses to compromise his culinary integrity.
The music is just perfect. The popular songs of the time along with the musical score complement the scenes superbly. The costumes, hair styles and even the cars help establish that we are in a time and place that rarely saw sophisticated dining outside of the city.
Now let's talk about the food. As Primo says, "People should come just for the food."
If you have not yet seen this film, STOP reading now, and buy, rent or borrow it.
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