Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

jerome-e Okay, I'll admit I like "foodie" movies. And I like movies where the underdog gets out from under. After watching this movie I had to go out for Indian food, that's how much I liked it. Good characters (Including the surly Russian waiter), The one-word Pierre, and the trio of older Indian gentlemen. Special kudos to our taxi driver (you'll see). Storyline is not too surprising, but the acting and the food just make this one of those movies I'll watch once a year. Recommended watching (but make sure to have something to nibble on while you do!

rickd24 Never heard of this movie but was looking thru Amazon Prime for something to watch, saw that it had Aasif Mandvi as the star, was also about food, and thought I'd give it a try. I was glad I did, very enjoyable movie after a bit of a slow start.I agree with pretty much all of the other reviews but I wanted to point a couple of other things I really liked - leaving out a couple of the usual clichés you see in movies like this. 1) Normally I would expect the lead character to say something stupid to lose the girl, then manage to get her back again. He did say something stupid, but she just laughed it off instead of stomping off. Nice. 2) Immigrant parents NEVER like the blond girlfriend in these kinds of movies, at least not at the beginning until they eventually come around. They mentioned it but didn't even come close, again they laughed it off. Also nice.Best part of the movie was any scene with Naseeruddin Shah, he really stole the movie. Anyone notice that he frequently talked like Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof? Both in cadence and in the things he said. Don't know if it was intentional or not but it added some enjoyment of the movie.

Tim Johnson Diane and I saw this enjoyable film last night and equally enjoyed the entire movie meaning that there were no slow spots anywhere in the film. Neither one of us knew any more about what we were to see accept that which was written on the back of the box containing the CD; therefore, the development of the movie was paced very well thanks to the director's sure grip on the progression of the film.The cast universally played their roles extremely well. The film revolves around the failure of an Indian restaurant in New York and is saved, improbably, by an Indian raconteur.Those wiser in the ways of movie scripting will say, quite correctly, that "Today's Special" is made up of "cardboard characters" with an easily anticipated script moves and I totally agree with those commentators; however, Diane and I, she of the much wiser movie critique ability, enjoyed the layout of this film very much. The characters were so good and as Indian film notables, so believable that any criticism can be deflected. Although there were only two major female roles it would be a definite must see "chic flic."

slackergirl42 This is a heartfelt, amusing film starring Aasif Mandvi, mostly known for his work as a Daily Show correspondent. It's not quite as funny as I expected from a comedian of his caliber; not because he tried and failed, but because it's more of a quirky story of a personal journey. But there were definitely a good number of lines that were so funny I had to repeat them out loud to myself. It's a bit slow in the beginning (could have used some tighter editing), but give it some time to build. Naseeruddin Shah is magic, as always. If you know his work, nothing more needs to be said. If not, watch this and enjoy. (And I gotta say, I think he looks damn good for his age!) It is not a coincidence that the song Akbar (Shah) is listening to when Samir (Mandvi) first meets him is from a classic Hindi film in which the character says that although all his clothes come from other countries, his heart is still Indian. Samir has tried to cut himself off from Indian traditions, even while his parents are attempting to shove them down his throat; the more they push, the more he pulls away, and vise versa. Throughout the film, with help from unexpected places, he learns to reconcile his western life with his heritage, and appreciate where he came from.