Movie Review: Anthony Bourdain biopic 'Tony' is just an early nibble at a culinary giant
- The film 'Tony' is a coming-of-age story about Anthony Bourdain, set during a summer in 1975.
- Director Matt Johnson has taken creative liberties with Bourdain's formative years.
- Dominic Sessa portrays the teenage Bourdain, who struggles to find joy in his experiences.
- The film fails to fully capture Bourdain's transformation into a culinary icon.
- Important events from Bourdain's life, such as his early love for cooking and struggles with drugs, are depicted but lack depth.
'Tony,' the Anthony Bourdain biopic, is a coming-of-age tale for a modern culinary giant. Set over just a summer, it’s also clearly an appetizer. Director and co-writer Matt Johnson has frustratingly taken liberties with a formative period in Bourdain’s life, but still only manages to tell the story of how a callow lad became somewhat of a less callow lad after toiling in a restaurant kitchen on Cape Cod in 1975.
Dominic Sessa plays the teenage chef-traveler as an angular misfit, his tall frame hunched, peering at people through a mop of unruly curls. We rarely see moments of joy flash on his face, even for lust or food. The film fails at showing how this wannabe writer pivoted to become a global culinary raconteur.
The film opens with a quote from Bourdain’s memoir, highlighting his self-destructive nature during his youth. It depicts his dual love affairs with the kitchen and hard drugs, but ultimately lacks depth in exploring these pivotal experiences.
电影评论：安东尼·布尔丹传记片《托尼》只是对烹饪巨人的初步尝试
《托尼》是安东尼·布尔丹的传记片，讲述了一位现代烹饪巨人的成长故事。故事设定在一个夏天，显然只是个开胃菜。导演兼联合编剧马特·约翰逊对布尔丹的形成时期进行了令人沮丧的创作自由发挥，但仍然仅仅讲述了一个懵懂少年在1975年在凯普科德的一家餐厅厨房工作的故事。
多米尼克·塞萨饰演青少年时期的厨师旅行者，身材瘦长，佝偻着身子，通过一头凌乱的卷发窥视他人。我们很少看到他脸上闪现快乐的瞬间，即使是对欲望或食物的享受。电影未能展示这个想成为作家的年轻人是如何转变为全球烹饪讲述者的。
电影开场引用了布尔丹回忆录中的一句话，突显了他年轻时自我毁灭的本性。影片描绘了他对厨房和毒品的双重爱好，但最终在探索这些关键经历时缺乏深度。