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Big Night

1996, Movie, R, 107 mins

Big Night: Review

BIG NIGHT
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Set vaguely in the early '60s, this tale of immigrant brothers Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and Secondo (Stanley Tucci), and the fancy dinner for Louis Prima they hope will save their failing restaurant, is just the kind of "little movie" reviewers overpraise. Why? Because they're sick to death of bloated star vehicles and spine-rattling action pictures. Codirected by Tucci and Campbell Scott, it's an actor's picture in the best and worst senses of the term: Performance is everything (these performances are uniformly good) and individual scenes are sharply observed and subtly staged. But the script is shapeless and it all goes on far too long. How many ways do we need to be shown that Primo, whose risotto is a symphony of subtle flavors, is an artist, while rival restaurateur Pascal (Ian Holm) is a (hugely successful) sellout who slops sticky spaghetti on an oversized plate because that's what the American barbarians want? Isabella Rossellini is a vision in a series of satin cocktail dresses, and the creations that pour forth from Primo's kitchen should boost business at local Italian eateries wherever the movie is shown. leave a comment
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