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The Kitchen
2019 103 min United States of America, Canada R 16+
★5.1
Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Andrea Berloff
🎭 Based on
«The Kitchen»
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Description
The mobster husbands of three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia's matters into their own hands — proving unexpectedly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition… literally.
Budget:
$38M
US Gross:
$12.18M
Worldwide:
$16M
Starring
Melissa McCarthy
Actor
Tiffany Haddish
Actor
Elisabeth Moss
Actor
Awards
1 nomination
Key opinion
The Kitchen is widely regarded as a missed opportunity that fails to match the depth and tension of similar crime dramas. While the central cast provides convincing performances, the film is crippled by a rushed script, inconsistent tone, and a lack of authentic stakes.
| Acting | The central trio of actresses delivers convincing performances that manage to ground their characters despite the narrative shortcomings. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay fails to establish credible motivations, making the protagonists' rapid descent into violent criminality feel unearned and unrealistic. | |
| Direction | The directorial vision is viewed as shallow and unexpressive, failing to convey a sense of genuine threat or the gritty reality of the 1970s setting. | |
| Originality | The film attempts to mimic established crime-genre aesthetics, yet these stylistic choices often mask underdeveloped themes and a lack of narrative coherence. |