Movie of the Week: Dinner Rush

Dinner Rush

Directed by Bob Giraldi

Starring: Danny Aiello ("Do The Right Thing", "The Godfather Part II"), John Corbet ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding", "Sex And The City"), Summer Phoenix and a good ensemble of others.

Buy it here: Amazon.com
Rent it here: Netflix
Read reviews here: Rotten Tomatoes



Dinner Rush is an excellent little movie. A fun drama it takes place at one of New York's most exclusive fine Italian restaurants. The director does a good job in giving the audience a view into a night at a busy restaurant. Even though the film sometimes deals with some dark subjects, the overall tone of the movie is kept light and fun.

In addition to the cast that I listed: Look for "Samir" from Office Space as a gay maitre'd, one of the men from "Band of Brothers" as a souse-chef addicted to gambling, and Sandra Berhardt as a b$%#@, I mean, as an eccentric bi-sexual food critic.

The film won the Audience Choice Award (meaning it got the highest average rating from audience members) at the 2000 St. Louis International Film Festival and at the 2001 Sarasota Film Festival.