Chocolat

UK Release: 2nd March 2001

Watched on TV: Sunday 24th July 2011

Rating: 12

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance

Runtime: 2hrs 1min

Tagline: One taste is all it takes

IMDb Plot Summary: A woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.

A Quick Review: Based on the Joanne Harris novel, Chocolat is a charming, delightful film set in a quaint French village where the residents cling on to their religious morals. In comes the wonderful Juliette Binoche and her daughter to open up a chocolaterie in lent and the pot is well and truly stirred. Judi Dench and Alfred Molina add to the gentle humour and Johnny Depp playing an Irish pirate-of-sorts adds warmth and romance to an otherwise cozy plot. 

I loved the warmth of the characters, and the comfortable, snug, old-style European feeling it gave me as I watched the film. And of course the chocolate! Overall: an effortless to watch, delicious film!

Score: 7.5/10