The Kitchen Movie

The صKitchen صIsص an صAmoralصAtonalص Mess صof صa صMovie صTheص glamorص ofص theص gangsterص filmص is صas old صasص Hollywoodص itselfص There’sص transgressionص appeal صtoص a mobص bossص rising صto powerص and صkeepingص itصthroughص whatصeverص murderص andص graftص isص necessaryص. Andrea صBerصloff’sص directorial صdebutص, The صKitchenص, is steeped صin صtheص iconography صof ص1970sص crimeص classicsص suchص asص Theص Godfatherص andص Meanص Streetsص aiming صtoص invokeص a seedierص Newص York whereص onlyص intimidationص and mightص are needed صto rise to صthe topص Howeverصthe movie is also aص quasi-comic tale of صfemale empowermentص a narrativeص of threeص put-upon صwivesص takingص controlص of their husbands’ صracketsص and صwhipping صthemص intoص shape Striking a balance between those two genres—a bluntly violentص crimeص thriller andص a heightened workplace صdreamedص—is a difficult صtaskص Theص Kitchenص fails asص spectacularly صas possibleص trying to frame the ascent صof صKathy (played by Melissa McCarthy), Ruby (Tiffanyص Hadصdish)ص and صClaire (Elisabeth Moss) asص singularlyص triumphantص evenص thoughص much of the action involves them arrangingص gangland صkillingsص andص negotiatingص corrupt contractsص The vileص businessص of organizedص crime is typically presented صon-screen صas morallyص corrosiveص; in The Kitchen, the uglinessص is just anص inconvenienceص to be navigated. The film,ص written صby صBerloff (an Oscarص nominee forص her Straight Outta صCompton صscreenplay), isص basedص on aص comic-book series صby صOllie صMasters صand صMing صDoyleصandص it’s صeasyص toص see howص suchص a yarnص would صwork صin aص pulpier صformatص The entirely fictional story is set in mid-’70s Hell’s Kitchen, which صis صrunص by صIrish صmobstersص playedص by صBrianص Darcy Jamesص Jamesص Badge صDaleص andص JeremyصBob. After صthey’re صbustedص by صthe صFBI صagentص Gary صSilversص (Commonص theirص wives صassumeص leadershipص of صthe صcriminal صenterpriseص killing their rivalsص and صpayingص moreص attention صto صlocal-businessص owners صseekingص theirص protection.

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