Ameriatch One of the best films i have seen

Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

susanrabraham To be honest, I'll click on anything with Sushi in the title. Admittedly, I went in hoping for a lightly toned film a la Julie & Julia/Chef, but I was determined not to let my pre-conceived notions ruin the experience. I quite enjoyed the neat clean representation of the food- my favourite scene was when she first peeps into the Japanese restaurant. I actually liked the restraint to showcase a loud, over-the-top family bubbling with activity despite their situation- it was refreshingly realistic... If the acting could've held up to it. An endearing story of struggling to make life better for oneself while supporting your family- but the film really leaves a lot to the imagination, which imo is the screenplay's fault. There was no real concrete establishment of any character, location or emotion at all- at times it is frustratingly slow. It ran for 1 and a half hours like a train struggling to leave the station and left me feeling like I watched a low-budget play or depressed Disney TV movie.The mise-en-scene is highly lacking, the camera-work did a good job of bringing out intimately tense moments, but really wasn't very creative and added little to elevate the characters and physical location. It felt like a bad joke in a lot of places, especially the competition towards the end... I found myself laughing.. Which is not a good thing considering what they were trying to establish...The dialogues are ok at best, without any real punch, again because enough time was not taken to flesh out persons and situations. I was confused until the very end- was their relationship romantic? Or just really good friends? I would gift my friend a knife... And then go get tacos... Where was the romance? It felt like she was battling some inner depression the entire time, unable to let her emotions flow through freely... I kind of wanted to shake this film up entirely and give it just 10% more energy- even the youngest of the cast couldn't infuse more energy into the scenes- that is poor screenwriting, not so much acting even. Although the film could've used some more of that too. For such a simple plot, there was no balance in the visual treatment, to make it more engaging as a film.Interesting concept, I wish the editing was a liiiitle faster- not that I wanted an action film, but the pace really worked against the film in the end and it was a bit of a struggle to get through the last legs. It was slow yet choppy, sentimental yet parodical... I have a sense of what the creators were trying to accomplish, but I suppose it didn't really work for me.

noreenkendall A Well acted thoughtfully choreographed story. Enjoyable especially if you need a little boost to your day. Refreshing to watch a wholesome family film with no computer generated graphics.

Jal4950 This was a great movie. I would call it the "Rocky" of Sushi Chefs movie. Great story about how a Mexican woman wants to become a Japanese sushi chef but she is of the wrong gender, the wrong race, nor does not have the right credentials (training) to become a sushi chef. It is also a movie about the inter-mixing of cultures, of how Aki, a Japanese sushi chef at the restaurant where Juana works at in the kitchen, comes to recognize Juana's skills. During the course of the movie, Aki develops a professional respect for Juana's culinary skills, and even though she is not Japanese, he goes to bat for her becoming a sushi chef. The movie also intersperses Mexican and Japanese cuisine and culture as well, which I enjoyed. The part where the owner of the Japanese restaurant (a very traditional man who believes only Japanese men can be sushi chefs) changes his attitude toward Juana was very heartwarming for me. It gives me hope that everyone can change when we look at people as people and not as people of a certain ethnicity. I highly recommend this movie.

Sexy Scientist This movie is all about the story, none about character development. All characters are one dimensional and the story also does not have much content. But here, less is more. Whatever the story, however short, is solid. There are all around awesome performances, weather it is our lead actress Diana or the supporting cast Rodrigo, Yutaka or even Kaya. The background music is a bit off putting and looks like it's been picked up from public domain. It always tries to over dramatize the situation. The movie has some clichés, but they are well put. This is one of those films which fills you with energy, while being far from an action film. Positivity oozes out it every single minute. If you want to watch a moral boosting, feel good movie, I highly recommend you this. But beware, you will end up hungry and craving for sushi till the end of the movie.