I had heard mention of this movie and found it was on Netflix, so we watched it at the weekend. It follows one evening in a busy London restaurant, but the novelty is that it was all filmed in one take with a single camera.
It seems they did the whole thing just a few times and took the best one. With COVID they could not really keep going for perfection.
I found it was like watching a play in some ways as there are not really any fancy tricks and the acting is very natural. I just feel for the camera operator who had to know every necessary move to capture all the action without exposing anything that should not be seen. There must have been people in the background setting things up. The camera roams all over the kitchen, restaurant and even outside.
There is a lot of swearing, but that is what people have come to expect in that sort of world from people like Gordon Ramsey. I have never worked in that business, but I imagine there is a lot of pressure. People will soon let you know if they are not happy and this place has some picky customers. People still seem desperate to work in and run restaurants, so it much have some good aspects.
Of course the story involves some problems. The head chef has some personal issues and there is conflict within the staff. When a lady says she has a nut allergy you suspect something will come of that.
I am not really one for gritty, realistic drama, but this is well made and acted. After a while you forget about the single take aspect as there is so much going on.
I do wonder how other countries will handle the mix of strong accents, but I could understand everyone.
I recommend it as a movie even without the novelty. Have you seen it and what did you think if you did?