Let's Eat! (film)

Let's Eat!
開飯喇
Directed by Chapman To
Produced by
  • Lim Teck
  • Adrian Teh
Written by
  • Lai Chaing Ming
  • Ang Siew Hoong
Starring
Production
companies
  • Asia Tropical Films
  • Clover Films
Distributed by
  • Golden Screen (Malaysia)
  • Cathay (Singapore)
  • Clover Films (International)
Release dates
  • 4 February 2016 (2016-02-04) (Malaysia)
  • 5 February 2016 (2016-02-05) (Singapore)
Running time
 96 minutes
Country
  • Singapore
  • Malaysia
Language Cantonese
Budget US$1.3 million[1]
Box office US$489,846[2]

Let's Eat! (Chinese: 開飯喇) is a 2016 Singaporean-Malaysian comedy film directed by Chapman To in his directorial debut. It stars To as a traditionalist chef who comes into conflict with the restaurant owner's daughter, played by Aimee Chan. It was released on 4 February in Malaysia and in Singapore the next day, grossing a total of US$489,846 in both territories.

Plot

A traditionalist chef comes into conflict with the restaurant owner's daughter when she seeks to modernize the restaurant and reduce costs.

Cast

Mark Lee appears in a cameo.[3]

Production

To had previously worked with the producers on King of Mahjong, and they requested that he direct their next film.[4] Lim, one of the film's producers, said that To was impressed with the local talent after appearing in The Wedding Diary 2 and decided to make his next film in Singapore and Malaysia.[5] Production began on 8 September 2015 in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.[1] To said he was inspired by local dishes, such as Hainanese chicken rice.[6]

Release

Let's Eat was released in Malaysia on 4 February 2016 and in Singapore the next day. It grossed US$457,793 in Malaysia and $32,053 in Singapore; the total gross was $489,846.[2]

Reception

Boon Chan of The Straits Times rated it 2.5/5 stars and said that the dubbing from Cantonese to Mandarin for the Singaporean release ruined the film's humour.[7] Lisa Twang of The New Paper rated it 3/5 stars and compared it to The God of Cookery, which she said it does not match.[8] Jessica Lin of AsiaOne rated it 2/5 stars and said the film does not feature enough local Malaysian and Singaporean content.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 Shackleton, Liz (2015-09-07). "Clover, Asia Tropical team for Chapman To debut". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  2. 1 2 "Kai Fan La! (Let's Eat!)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  3. ↑ Ting, Loong Wai (2016-01-28). "Catch Chapman To in PJ, Penang and Ipoh". The New Straits Times. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  4. ↑ Ng, Gwendolyn (2016-02-03). "Chapman To digs in for his directorial debut Let's Eat". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  5. ↑ Tan, Dylan; Eu, Geoffrey (2016-02-05). "Home box office". Business Times. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  6. ↑ Yan, Seto Kit (2016-01-29). "Chapman To-urs Menara Star". The Star. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  7. ↑ Chan, Boon (2016-02-03). "LET'S EAT! (PG)". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  8. ↑ Twang, Lisa (2016-02-03). "Movie Review: Let's Eat! (PG13)". The New Paper. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  9. ↑ Lin, Jessica (2016-02-04). "Movie review: Let's Eat!". AsiaOne. Retrieved 2016-04-14.

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