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2002
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91% positive
- Dinner Rush has a 91% positive rating from Rotten Tomatoes, and is included in Leonard Maltin 's book 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen. Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times described it as "a mouth-watering display of talent, technique, and patience" with "more intrigues here than in the court of the Medicis."
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Jan 18, 2002 · Unbelievable. Only in New York can a double murder triple your business. So it is observed in "Dinner Rush," a movie set in one of those Italian restaurants that the customers are tickled to believe is mob-connected even though it isn't, because it makes it more thrilling that way.
Sep 28, 2000 · 91% Tomatometer 45 Reviews. 85% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings. One unlucky evening, Louis Cropa (Danny Aiello), a part-time bookmaker, discovers that his restaurant has become a hotbed of ...
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- Bob Giraldi
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- Danny Aiello
Set in a downtown restaurant, this is a small, well-acted (particularly by Danny Aiello) quintessentially New York film that recalls indie movies of the 1980s. Full Review | Original Score: 3/4...
Sep 28, 2001 · Effortlessly graceful and burnished to a glow, Dinner Rush is 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. By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW. 83.
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- Bob Giraldi
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User Reviews. The film is about a trendy family restaurant in New York. As one character says..."It's a joint with a buzz!" It's an apt expression, for the film surely buzzes non-stop as the characters crowd into this very popular restaurant noted for its delicious food.
Mar 29, 2002 · Dinner Rush: Directed by Bob Giraldi. With Danny Aiello, John Rothman, Frank Bongiorno, Lexie Sperduto. At a popular NYC Italian restaurant on a dramatic, busy evening, there are 2 gangsters, cop detective, food-critic, ex bookmaker owner, his chef son, indebted gambler sous-chef etc.
Dinner Rush is a 2000 American independent feature film, written by Brian S. Kalata and Rick Shaughnessy, and directed by Bob Giraldi. It stars Danny Aiello as a restaurateur-bookmaker in New York City's Tribeca neighborhood and Edoardo Ballerini as his son, the restaurant's star chef.
