Synopsis
An adaptation of celebrity chef Nigel Slater's bestselling memoir, 'Toast' is the ultimate nostalgic trip through everything edible in 1960's Britain. Nigel's mother was always a poor cook, but her chronic asthma and addiction to all things canned does not help.
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Cast
- Freddie HighmoreNigel Slater
- Ken StottDad
- Victoria HamiltonMum
- Oscar KennedyYoung Nigel Slater
- Helena Bonham CarterMrs Potter
- Matthew McNultyJosh
- Rob JarvisFishmonger
- Selina CadellRuby
- Amy MarstonPrimary School Teacher
- Marion BaileyMrs. Adams
Recommendations
- 80
Los Angeles Times
By turns sweet and tart, airy and rich and, above all, a thoroughly irresistible confection. - 70
Variety
Like the lemon meringue pies and shrimp cocktails it features throughout, Brit comedy-drama Toast is tasty, hearty and rather conventional. - 70
The New York Times
Ms. Bonham Carter's hearty performance makes Mrs. Potter almost lovable. You may laugh at her garishness, but you applaud her pluck and stamina. - 70
Chicago Reader
Sentimental, obvious, but well-nigh irresistible, this jubilant comedy equates England's bland cuisine with its sexual inhibition and suggests we could all use something a little more tasty (at dinnertime, that is). - 63
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Toast is lovely to look at, evoking both the gray-green milieu of Midlands life and the sensuality of good food, but it's like a whipped topping with no base. - 50
Slant Magazine
Joan aside, the film goes down easy enough. - 50
Village Voice
Slater's book was evidently an ax-grinder, and the resulting film, directed with tone-deaf comic rhythm by S.J. Clarkson, shows pity and bemusement for the people raising Nigel but rarely human interest in them. More damning still, even the food looks ugly. - 50
New York Post
Based on a memoir by Nigel Slater, a British celebrity chef who makes a cameo appearance, Toast also charts the budding chef's growing interest in hunky, scantily clad guys. Be warned: Some of the regional British accents would benefit from subtitles.
