Waste of time

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Just bad, for anyone expecting the old UK f Word, prepare to be disappointed.

I was a big fan of the UK F Word series, it was informative and unpretentious and entertaining...it was all about the food. No surprises that the the US (Fox) version is the opposite. This show is disjointed and gimmicky and hard to stomach. I'm surprised that Ramsay can't realise what made the UK version work and apply it to the US version. I guess the only taste he has is in his mouth.

Incredibly bad.Pompous guy, who doubtless can cook, has taken his popularity to a new low. Goodness knows it is difficult to find truly interesting viewing opportunities when TV providers try for 24/7/365 content. As a member of the Nielson polling community, I am asked to "test" things. Tested this.If IMDb had a rating lower than zero, this show would get that. That bad.Grab a recipe, go to your kitchen, create something.Your day will be much better.

Really had trouble getting through the first episode as it does not have a single cohesive idea thread running though it - it jumps all over the place. It is supposedly a (F)amily team cooking competition, but that was lost in the noise of: boring useless celebrity interviews, little side skits (i.e. punking his ex colleague), cooking tips from Gordon (the only part I liked) - plus the usual scolding of the team members cooking in the kitchen. There is no tension built out of the actual team competition like in GR's other shows. I can't believe this show will last long.