Tony (2026)
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- Synopsis:
- A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain (Dominic Sessa) travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
- Actors:
- Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas, Emilia Jones, Leo Woodall, Stavros Halkias, Michael Jibrin, Monica Raymund, Rich Sommer, Dagmara Dominczyk, Liam Fitch, Caroline Portu, Joe Burns, Allyn Burrows, Reece Grover, Henry Lynch, Ava Davey-Bissett, Derek K. Moore, Zele Avradopoulos, Eric Ripert, Joel Alves
- Directors:
- Matthew Johnson
- Producers:
- Matthew Johnson, Matthew Miller, Tim White, Trevor White
- Writers:
- Todd Bartels, Lou Howe, Matthew Johnson, Matthew Miller
- Aka:
- Tony - Diario di un giovane cuoco
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama
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Reviews (1) of Tony
Slightly Underseasoned - Tony review by griggs
I always liked Anthony Bourdain’s writing and television work, so Tony had an easy head start with me. Yet it never really got the pan hot enough to sizzle.
Dominic Sessa plays a solid, watchable Bourdain, all swagger and nerve, though you can see him working for it in the quieter scenes. Leo Woodall brings real heat as his wayward co-worker, stealing scenes with an energy the rest of the film could use more of. Antonio Banderas is warm and unhurried as the mentor figure, finding a gentleness that never curdles into sentimentality.
The trouble is that the film borrows Bourdain’s outline without ever finding his voice. There are flashes of the wit and hunger I remember from his books and shows, but they feel quoted rather than lived in. Nothing is especially wrong with it; it’s pleasant and well acted. I just found it oddly easy to forget — a menu that reads better than it tastes.