This movie is a pile of trash. It is not a bad movie. I like bad movies. No Reservations is a pile of trash.I like the occasional romantic drama or comedy. I like sitting on the couch with my wife and enjoying the feel good moments as new love emerges and blossoms in a relationship. This is what I was hoping for in No Reservations. It had those elements. They were there. However, the reality of the kitchen was so far removed from reality that we could not enjoy the romantic aspect. We only got through the first painful 45 minutes.  So what was wrong? The movie is set in a gourmet kitchen. The head chef, Kate, played by Catherine Zeta-Jones, is no chef. This not Catherine Zeta-Jones fault, she is just an actress playing the part as it was written for her. The high brow restaurant is famous for her menu and her prep. A restaurant performing at the level suggested in the movie would have a demanding raving lunatic of a chef, someone that would keep the others in line, a la Gordon Ramsey of Hell’s Kitchen.Hell’s Kitchen, despite what most may believe is closer to what working in a kitchen of quality is like. My wife used to teach general education requirements to AA students at Le Cordon Bleu Institute. Being a top chef means that you are one part perfectionist, one part genius, one part workaholic, and all crazy. I love to cook and have thought about becoming a chef; however, I do not have what it takes to become a great chef. I will not shame my employees to greatness. The French way is not my way.If you love food and love movies, steer clear of this one. I mean it.The Soulless Machine