The people of New York have been ridiculed before; especially the intellectuals and most of all the art critics, going to flashy restaurants, being mean to everyone. This film is one of the nastiest attacks on these kind of people, but it's also an attack of the other New York clichées such as the Irish police captains, Queens' mobsters, chic waitresses and chefs de la cuisine, who are serving their poor guests unbelieveable (an probably uneatable) dishes, in the hope of getting mentioned by the most famous restaurant critics.
This is a New York to be laughed at, but the plot is interesting, intelligent and rather surprising in the end. What one remembers is the satire. It's not the first time you watch that, but definitely one of the most clever ones.
This is a New York to be laughed at, but the plot is interesting, intelligent and rather surprising in the end. What one remembers is the satire. It's not the first time you watch that, but definitely one of the most clever ones.