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Big Night
| Genre: | Drama |
| Mood: | Moving, Witty |
| Decade: | 1990's |
| Country: | United States |
| Director: | Campbell Scott |
| Actor: | Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub |
| Actress: | Minnie Driver |
| Release Year: | 1996 |
| Studio: | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Runtime: | 109 Mins. |
| Format: | Color |
| Rating: | R |
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WHAT IT'S ABOUT:In this warm, flavorful film, two Italian immigrant brothers, Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and Secondo (Stanley Tucci), struggle to launch a restaurant that features authentic Italian cooking in 1950's New Jersey. Unfortunately, Primo's lovingly prepared, delicately seasoned risotto is no match for the spaghetti and meatballs served up in quantity by successful competitor Pascal (Ian Holm). But a VIP banquet for their hero Louis Prima just might generate the publicity they've needed. WHY I LOVE IT:"Big Night" is a small joy, whose success lies in its recreation of period detail, and in bravura turns by its ensemble cast, particularly Shalhoub, who steals the picture as brother Primo, the shy, eccentric, uncompromising chef. Minnie Driver and Isabella Rossellini offer memorable support, but the main course is, of course, the banquet - a coup for the brothers, if guest of honor Prima shows. Tucci's script, written with his cousin Joseph Tropiano, revolves around food and family, but it also involves a familiar quest: to realize the American Dream without selling out. |
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