January 1, 1996
Big Night (1996) *
After a celebration of the French cuisine in Denmark (1987's "Babette's Feast"), Japanese noodle soups (1988's "Tampopo"), Mexican love potions (1992's "Like Water For Chocolate") and Chinese banquets in Taiwan (1994's "Eat Drink Man Woman"), here we have an Italian feast in United States. But unlike its brilliant predecessors, this film is not very appetizing.