19-year-old Anthony Bourdain had to get out of the house. We can all relate. So he lies and he cheats and he's kind of a prick about the whole thing, but he manages to make it… out of the house. And while it's true that he's on an existential quest, he's also trying to get laid. And like most things Tony tries to do, he lies and he bullshits and he cheats to get what he wants. Therefore, the moments when he decides not to lie, and to do the right thing, seem minor, but are absolutely pivotal to his future.
Antonio Banderas makes a nice turn as a small-time, low-key chef and, according to this movie, the guru and Jedi Master who helped give the world the larger-than-life chef, author, and professional eater. Dominic Sessa, who was SO, SO excellent in The Holdovers, embodies the troubled, shitty Tony we're all rooting for. A brat who, in one summer in the 1970s, becomes Anthony.
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