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Today's Special
Directed by
David Kaplan
R
2009
1h 39m
Comedy
,
Romance
6.6
81%
73%
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In this super-feel-good foodie comedy, young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and his passion for life through the enchanting art of cooking Indian food.
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Cast of Today's Special
Aasif Mandvi
Samir / Writer
Jess Weixler
Carrie
Naseeruddin Shah
Akbar
Aarti Mann
Henna (as Aarti Majmudar)
Dean Winters
Steve
Kevin Corrigan
Stanton
Ajay Naidu
Munnamia
Kevin Breznahan
Freddie
David Kaplan
Director
Lillian LaSalle
Producer
Nimitt Mankad
Producer
Today's Special Ratings & Reviews
New York Daily News
This full, sweet comedy, adapted by star Aasif Mandvi from an Off-Broadway play, has a city flavor and a wry take on familial obligations.
The Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
The film, like a great meal, leaves you wanting more.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
An irresistible delight.
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Chris Hewitt
Like a meatloaf or pot roast dinner, "Today's Special" revisits familiar, appealing territory.
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
So slight that it almost evaporates while you're watching it...but if there's nothing really special here, it's not unappetizing fare.
Boxoffice Magazine
John P. McCarthy
Those with even modestly adventuresome cinematic palates will have their appetites whetted before exiting unsatisfied.
New York Times
Mike Hale
Hits all the sentimental clichs of the genre as if they were stops on the No. 7 train.
Film-Forward.com
Nora Lee Mandel
[C]harmingly recalls earlier enjoyable finding-family-through-food-preparation movies. . .[that] did not include an Indian-American family. [Shah] positively twinkles.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
It's an easy movie to watch, and yet it's just as easy to forget or skip entirely.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Charming and mouthwatering...
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
It's a film where the plating outshines the flavor.
Boston Herald
James Verniere
But it's fun. It's about food, in this case Indian food, and the actors make it work, even when the cliches overpower the masala.
Dallas Morning News
Cary Darling
Despite the lack of surprises and a too-neat ending, Today's Special radiates charming warmth.
Seattle Times
John Hartl
Shah is a first-rate scene-stealer, Patel and Jaffrey effortlessly suggest parental chemistry, while Mandvi, best-known for the eccentric touch he brings to Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show," tones down the silliness to make a credible leading man.
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
Shah is a bonus for the movie. This smooth, self-confident, inarguably sexy veteran actor doesn't steal the film so much as wrap it around his finger.
AV Club
Nathan Rabin
Mandvi's comic chops and unique background haven't kept him from co-writing and starring in an agonizingly mediocre independent comedy-drama.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
I love cooking and I love Indian food, and so I had a good time during "Today's Special."
Entertainment Weekly
Adam Markovitz
The cooking scenes are fun, but Samir's reawakening and romance with a co-worker hold about as many surprises as a prix fixe meal.
Village Voice
Michelle Orange
Cheerful in outline and yet prone to maudlin bulges in its middle.
Slant Magazine
Andrew Schenker
I'm probably biased in favor of films that take place in my own Queens, New York neighborhood, but Today's Special is an appealing enough proposition to stand on its own merits.
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