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Spinning Plates
Directed by
Joseph Levy
2013
1h 38m
Not Rated
Documentary
7.1
86%
84%
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A documentary about three unique restaurants and their respective owners.
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Cast of Spinning Plates
Grant Achatz
Cindy Breitbach
Herself
Mike Breitbach
Himself
Thomas Keller
Himself
Spinning Plates Reviews
Boston Globe
Peter Keough
I must warn those of you who are sucrose intolerant that it might get cloying at first, or even dangerous to your health. But for those who can handle it, the piece de resistance is worth the wait.
Washington Post
Stephanie Merry
The movie doesn't always feel cohesive, but the stories are unexpectedly touching.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
Though these stories have little to do with each other, all are gripping, and you watch the last third of "Spinning Plates" rapt.
New York Times
Nicolas Rapold
This dully structured film makes its points early and often, treading water before a purposely delayed big finish.
New York Post
Sara Stewart
Ultimately, the portrayal of community fostered by delicious food makes a sound case for patronizing independent eateries.
San Francisco Chronicle
Walter V. Addiego
The tales are worthwhile, but it's challenging to find a common thread among them that goes beyond vague generalities.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Foodie phantasmagoria and something more.
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
Levy chose the sites well and does a nice job juxtaposing the owners' passions and persistence. All three restaurants have faced their share of trials, to say the least.
AV Club
Josh Modell
As separate snapshots of three fascinating businesses, it's vivid and engaging.
The Dissolve
Noel Murray
Spinning Plates is a slow starter...But the documentary finds more of a rhythm once it moves beyond generalities and starts getting into particulars.
Slant Magazine
Kalvin Henely
Spinning Plates may inadvertently be one of the year's best films about class differences in America.
The Hollywood Reporter
Justin Lowe
Episodic doc could use more focus on food preparation, but vividly captures the human element involved.
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
Joseph Levy's sneakily stirring documentary opens up feelings you would never have expected from the premise-a portrait of three American restaurants.
Village Voice
Inkoo Kang
Splendid and engrossing ... a love letter to that singular intersection of artistic innovation, cultural legacy, community pride, and family-sustaining (or -straining) commerce known as the restaurant.
Variety
Dennis Harvey
So involving that one might not notice until afterward that little in the way of a unified theme emerges to turn Joseph Levy's feature into something more than a semi-random survey of restaurant life.
Blu-ray.com
Brian Orndorf
Mercifully, this is not a Food Network-style itemizing of idiosyncrasy, but an emotional understanding of inspiration and financial struggle.
The Playlist
Kevin Jagernauth
Spinning Plates navigates an industry that is more diverse and challenging than ever, but with this simple, fulfilling sampling, we learn that those behind the stove aim for the same kinds of rewards...
ReviewExpress.com
Jean Lowerison
Cooking as a Life Job
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Chris Hewitt
By the end, "Spinning Plates" urges us to think about what we expect from restaurants and what we think other people expect.
Film Journal International
Doris Toumarkine
Spinning Plates is rich indeed, but it's Levy's human subjects that are at the film's considerable heart.
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