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Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: Dinner Rush has the attention to frantic detail and hustling spirit that adds necessary sizzle to restaurant films. Read more
Chicago Tribune: Aiello is perfect as the low-key Louis, and there is not a weak link in his entire supporting cast. Read more
Elvis Mitchell, New York Times: If you didn't know any better, you might assume that the comic melodrama Dinner Rush ... was the work of a prodigy. Read more
Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz: A funny, frenetic, and often quite touching microcosm of the Big Apple life itself. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: It's not Big Night, but there's much worth tasting here. Read more
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Surely as satisfying as any of the delicious-looking food served at Louis' restaurant -- and is as full of surprises as any dish Udo ever concocted. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: The first food movie to capture the joyful civilized mania of people who live not just to eat but to talk about eating. Read more
F.X. Feeney, L.A. Weekly: Fiery energy, swift, character-driven chitchat and a tough, upbeat sense of how the world works. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: There are enough plots here to challenge a Robert Altman, specialist in interlocking stories, but the director, Bob Giraldi, masters the complexities as if he knows the territory. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: Benefits enormously from Aiello's down-to-earth magnificence. Read more
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: Set almost entirely inside a busy, upscale Tribeca eatery, the movie is an impressively deft re-creation of a familiar space. Read more