Film - Boiling Point

Boiling Point depicts one incredibly tense evening in an upmarket restaurant. Having spent time in restaurants, not just eating but working with the hospitality industry, tense describes every night. So Boiling Point has a few extra challenges thrown in. We have sexism, racism, abuse, bullying, addiction, unreliability, and inferiority complex overlaid with enormous skills and capability. This adds up to an explosive kitchen. Or boiling point as it were. 

This one evening almost seems like real time. It’s incredibly well shot and clearly a lot of research ws done to achieve the amzing close ups. 

It seems to me like everyone of the characters could now work in a kitchen. From the trailer, you’d think no one likes each other but the truth is, working in a kitchen where everyone isn’t close to 100% - and no one is 100% - is challenging. The stress shows on almost everyne and alcohol and drugs play their part.

Why don’t they speak up and share their anxiety? I kept wanting to shout.

I found it terribly sad and yet watchable. 

After all, if there’s any british actor who inhabits the role so brilliantly to make the character utterly believable it’s Stephen Graham, in the lead role as chef/owner. To the point that I can’t watch him playing someone bad (I did once and then never returbed to the series but the scene still haunts me.

7½ /10 because it’s just too sad to watch again

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