Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- witty
- exuberant
- lazy sunday
- group movie night
What sets it apart
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The title character's status and comeback are staged through flamboyant cooking challenges and theatrical demonstrations.
The former God of Cookery loses his title and reputation before pursuing a return to prominence.
The protagonist moves from celebrated judge to publicly humiliated con-man while a jealous rival assumes his position.
Cooking determines social rank, celebrity, and the competing claims to the title of God of Cookery.
Films like The God of Cookery, and why
Shaolin Soccer
shared Cantonese absurdist comedy, flamboyant showmanship, and underdog redemption
Kung Fu Hustle
shared Stephen Chow humor, heightened fantasy, physical comedy, and eccentric rivals
Eat Drink Man Woman
shared culinary competition, comic rivalry, and exuberant food-centered spectacle
Movie Details
- Directors
- Lee Lik-Chi, Stephen Chow
- Release Date
- 1996-12-21
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (235)
Cast
- Stephen Chow
- Karen Mok Man-Wai
- Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu
- Richard Ng Man-Tat
- Lee Siu-Kay
- Tats Lau Yee-Tat
- Nancy Sit Ka-Yin
- Law Kar-Ying
- Stephen Au Kam-Tong
- Liz Kong Hei-Man
Common questions
- What is The God of Cookery about?
- A disgraced culinary demigod battles his usurping rival in a wildly theatrical quest to reclaim the title of God of Cookery.
- What is The God of Cookery like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The God of Cookery as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The God of Cookery violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The God of Cookery as mild.
- Which films are like The God of Cookery?
- Films with a similar feel include Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle, and Eat Drink Man Woman.
- How long is The God of Cookery?
- The God of Cookery runs 95 minutes.
