The Kadam family leaves India for France where they open a restaurant directly across the road from Madame Mallory's Michelin-starred eatery.
With more drama to be found in an episode of MasterChef, it’s an insipid conclusion to a journey that had promise.
Cliche piles on cliche, but it's good-natured, undemanding fun.
You can tell where all of this might be headed but that doesn’t detract from the pleasure of a warmhearted, fairytale drama that doesn’t need to be taken too seriously.
Puri is great fun as the indomitable head of the family, and Mirren convinces as the grand dame, despite dishing out her lines in an accent that staunchly refuses to set.
The charm of the early scenes is undermined by the mushiness and predictability with which the rest of the film unfolds.
Lasse Hallström delivers another typically handsome but hollow adaptation of a middlebrow novel for the delectation of audiences who just want a bit of undemanding escapism.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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