Diagonaldi Very well executed

Executscan Expected more

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

billion_mucks I love Jiro. He makes sushi and has the philosophy of a samurai sword master, doesn't bend but is flexible, is dry but has a quick wit, and controls his sons dominantly but loves them abundantly.The movie is really not about sushi (which it really very much is) but more about being driven professionally into one thing and one thing only. To Jiro, it was sushi. In my case, it is compulsive stress eating.We all are the best at something-

broken-stairs This movie popped up many times in my Netflix stream and I ignored it because it didn't really sound interesting. Eventually, I decided to give it a shot; something so highly rated on IMDb is worth it. I watched the movie with my family at home, who are not an easy crowd and I often defend my choices against their harsh opinions.However, this time, what a bore! This movie has no conflict. You've got a man whose story was that he was poor and became a sushi master (this is maybe 5 minutes of the movie). There is no critique of the chef, just endless praise.A couple things are interesting, such as the fish shopping and the difficulties the workers experience due to the perfectionism of Jiro. The other good aspect is the cinematography. Beautiful shots of sushi placed on plates. There is a little more information about Jiro's philosophy of food.The rest of the movie I can't even recall. It's slow, uninformative, and completely biased. There is nothing to keep your attention in this film. I find nothing interesting about a chef who is good at his specialty and maintains an unopposed mastery of it.If they wanted to make this a good movie and Jiro is really "perfect," at least show critics of his food being berated for not liking the food. Another thing that would have made this interesting is to learn more about the fish market or spend more than just a few minutes on the history of sushi or his upbringing. These things feel like footnotes to a long standing ovation to someone who has mastered sushi.I just can't believe the almost unanimous positive reaction the film gets. I was so disappointed, I had to give my two cents. I have defended many movies to my family but besides what I mentioned above as positives, I couldn't find anything to outweigh the dragging pace and conflict-less story of Jiro Dreams of Sushi.

siderite Shokujin, they call them, people who are not only good at what they do, but they gladly do it out of passion and continue to feel the need to improve at any time. Jiro is such a craftsman, an 85 sushi master who started working in the field when he was 10. That makes his continuing career last for 75 years.Obsessed with his work, he leaves at 6 and comes back at 22, working for 16 hours and never complaining. His two sons are helping him with the business. The youngest already has his own restaurant branch; that's because the elder brother is traditionally supposed to continue his father's work. At 85, Jiro doesn't show signs he ever wants to retire, though.It is a very impressive glimpse in the Japanese culture, the family, sushi, and very inspiring, as well. I am good at what I do and most of the time I love doing it, but some times I just bitch about it and give less than my all. Improving myself is not always my first priority. This film shows you what a man is like that does that religiously every day. A very interesting documentary, I recommend it to all, no matter your own opinion about sushi.There are some slipups in the film, though. Focused on Jiro's brilliant persona, no one even considers criticizing his faults. The documentary presents him as a living god, only giving some hints on what his childhood was like and how that translated into his own children's education. But what I thought was a glaring omission was the wife. You only see her smiling in one scene - one! - in the entire movie. She is the one that probably stays at home the entire day and has waking contact with her husband for one or two hours at most.While he boasts at actually dreaming of how to improve sushi when he sleeps, I've only noticed traditional methods of cooking in his restaurant, which I suspect has been having the same kitchen protocol for decades. I understand that he is a hard working genius, an uncompromising cook that deals only with the best product vendors and prepares and cooks sushi in the best possible way he could devise, but that shouldn't have made the documentary creators ignore his personal life, or lack thereof, and how it affects the people closest to him. There were enough hints in the film to not feel that this was intentional.Bottom line: almost one hour and a half of watching and listening to people talking about the perfect sushi taste made me ravenously crave fish. I would probably appreciate it better by eating it Penguin style, but still. I thought the film would bore me, but I actually followed it from start to finish without fast forwarding once and I felt inspired while watching it. While it is easy to appreciate the consummate craftsman who dedicates all to his passion and work, I can't see myself enjoying the life of a shokujin. Jiro is totally happy with it, though. There is something to be learned from that.

MartinHafer A few months ago, I saw a French film with a very similar plot to "Jiro Dreams of Sushi"....and it was amazingly dull. So, I was hesitant to watch this Japanese film. Thankfully, I gave it a chance and enjoyed this documentary very much.The film is about an amazingly talented and VERY compulsive sushi master, Jiro Ono. Now in his mid-80s, he is so in love with his work that he STILL works full-time at his small sushi restaurant. Not surprisingly, since his life is his work, his place has managed to receive three Michelin stars--the stop award for dining excellence. The film consists mostly of Jiro and his two sons discussing their work and lives and also includes several others discussing them. The narrator is only heard once--briefly. While all of this sounds pretty dull, it isn't. The filmmakers deserve kudos here--managing to infuse a lot of interest in the subject, using great camera-work (making the food look amazing) as well as terrific classical music to create a wonderful portrait of Jiro--one you can't help but enjoy.By the way, although Jiro has two sons, the film oddly never once mentions their mother (or mothers).