An Exercise In Nonsense

A Brilliant Conflict

The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Yes, we understand that Nacho could put a plate of rancid dog poop in front of Nancy Fuller and she would squeal about how wonderful it is. At some point the contrived nature is too much to handle. It reminds me of Steingarten in reverse. A man could put up a pile of crap, but if he was cooking against a woman, it was the best pile of crap in history. Nacho basically had 33% of the vote regardless of whether what he put up looked good or met the challenge. FN is losing credibility by the second.