US Edition'Nonnas' review: Vince Vaughn leads undercooked comedy
- Vince Vaughn stars as Joe Scaravella, who opens Enoteca Maria, an Italian restaurant in Staten Island, to honor his late mother with her recipes.
- Joe faces challenges from local residents, particularly Al, who opposes his outsider status and sees disrespect toward the neighborhood.
- The film is inspired by the true story of Jody Scaravella, who opened the restaurant in 2007, bringing in Italian grandmas as chefs.
- Though the story is heartwarming, it is criticized for clichés and lacks the depth of fine cuisine storytelling.
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The Surprising True Story Behind Netflix's Nonnas
Steps from the ferry terminal in the New York City borough of Staten Island, in a neighborhood overlooking the lower Manhattan skyline, is Enoteca Maria, a 35-seat restaurant where the chefs are grandmothers from all over the world. The restaurant is now the subject of a new Netflix movie Nonnas, out May 9. Vince Vaughn stars as founder Jody “Joe” Scaravella, 69, who opened the restaurant in 2007 as an homage to the Italian women who made him lo…
Netflix’s sweet, savory ‘Nonnas’ hits the spot
A minor but thematically important story thread in “Nonnas” sees Vince Vaughn’s character struggling to find just the right sweetness as he endeavors to recreate the Sunday gravy made by his late mother. What could the missing ingredient be? A certain type of sugar? Honey? What? Fortunately, “Nonnas” — a family-friendly film from Netflix debuting in time for Mother’s Day — has no such issues. The components that make it a heartwarming winner — t…
Italian Grannies Will Be Horrified by Vince Vaughn’s ‘Nonnas’
In Staten Island, there’s an Italian restaurant that offers classic dishes just like your grandma used to make—because, you see, the chefs are grandmas, cooking recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation. It’s a cute enterprise, and the basis for Nonnas, a feel-good Netflix fable that’s so slathered in ethnic stereotypes, homilies, and bathos that it clearly wants to be a modern-day My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Come for the he…
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