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Burnt

Never underestimate a man with everything to lose.

2015 · 1h 40m · R Drama
Directed by John Wells

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Adam Jones is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.

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29%
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Burnt is, to be clear, not a good movie. It is in fact a pretty terrible movie.

Megan Garber, The Atlantic
Rotten

A macho foodie fantasy with Cooper as a swaggering sex god in an apron. If this were a comedy, it would be brilliant.

Rafer Guzman, Newsday
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Lots of quick cuts and kitchen close-ups - of gas stoves, buttery saucepans and stock characters concentrating preciously on haute cuisine - and lots of unmoving melodrama.

Brad Wheeler, Globe and Mail
Rotten

Bound to inspire headlines full of tiresome kitchen wordplay: "half-baked," "underdone," "lacks seasoning." What it really is, though, is late for dinner.

Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Rotten

Unless you also want a tremendous side of ego and hearty helping of yelling, Burnt may be a dish to skip.

Sandy Cohen, Associated Press

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