Chef Flynn

Chef Flynn is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Cameron Yates and starring young adult chef Flynn McGarry.

Chef Flynn
Film poster
Directed byCameron Yates
Produced byLaura Coxson
StarringFlynn McGarry
CinematographyPaul Yee
Edited byHannah Buck
Distributed byKino Lorber
Release date
  • January 2018 (2018-01) (Sundance)
  • November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09) (United States)[1]
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$69,542[2]

Production

Chef Flynn was announced by Flynn McGarry himself on January 16, 2018.[3] The film was made in part by his mother Megan McGarry.[4]

Screening

Chef Flynn was screened at numerous film festivals, including Martha's Vineyard Film Festival,[5] Virginia Film Festival,[6] Sundance,[7] and Berlin Film Festival.[8]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 72% based on 29 critics, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Chef Flynn might have cut a little deeper into its subject's story, but this entertaining overview of a precocious talent's rise to acclaim still has enough flavor to satisfy."[9] On Metacritic, Chef Flynn has an above average score of 63 out of a 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]

Glenn Kenny of The New York Times called the film an "engaging documentary",[11] while Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine said that "[the director] appears to be too protective of his subjects", mentioning also that by doing so "[it] somewhat neuters the drama of the narrative".[12]

Guy Lodge of Variety, while attending its screening at Berlin Film Festival, called Yates's documentary "a slick portrait of [a] 19-year-old culinary whizkid Flynn McGarry, with an aftertaste of unsettled family drama".[13]

John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter, following its screening at Sundance Film Festival, wrote: "The Food Network crowd will go nuts for the doc[umentary], but beyond the shots of luscious dishes, there's a pretty interesting character study here as well".[14]

References
  1. Fuhrmeister, Chris (November 7, 2018). "'Chef Flynn', Documenting the Rise of a Culinary Prodigy, Hits Theaters November 9". Eater. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  2. "Chef Flynn (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  3. Troitino, Christina (January 23, 2018). "Teen Chef Flynn McGarry: From A Boy's Bedroom To An NYC Restaurant Opening And Sundance". Forbes.
  4. Weintraub, Steve (January 26, 2018). "'Chef Flynn': Watch Flynn, His Mom Meg, and the Filmmakers Discuss Their Sundance Documentary". Collider. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  5. "Chef Flynn". Martha's Vineyard Film Festival. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  6. "Chef Flynn [Added Screening]". Virginia Film Festival. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  7. "Chef Flynn". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  8. Roxborough, Scott (January 24, 2018). "'Chef Flynn' to Open Berlin Festival's Culinary Cinema Sidebar". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  9. "Chef Flynn (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  10. "Chef Flynn (2018)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  11. Kenny, Glenn (November 8, 2018). "'Chef Flynn' Review: A Gastronomic Wonder From Boy to Man". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  12. "Review: Chef Flynn". Slant Magazine. November 7, 2018.
  13. Lodge, Guy (March 4, 2018). "Film Review: 'Chef Flynn'". Variety.
  14. DeFore, John (January 23, 2018). "'Chef Flynn': Film Review - Sundance 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2021.


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