SunnyHello Nice effects though.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Kamila Bell This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

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.

Clark Nelson An absolutely outstanding film. Japanese culture is full of honor and respect. This is a film in which Jiro would be proud of, one which carries on his legacy for future generations. As the world economy becomes more dependent on machines, it is awe inspiring to see a craft based art form such as cooking portrayed in such a masterful documentary. Frequently you are slack jawed at the cinematography, classical soundscape, and the intoxicating atmosphere of industrialized Japan. Sushi in itself is a simple dish, (only fish and rice) but throughout the documentary you are further acquainted as to how Jiro is able to make the best Sushi in the world.As a designer and creative individual, I can relate to many of the messages in this film. There is no end to perfection. Jiro has been making sushi for 75 years, but he still believes that he can improve and that there is more to the art form. A lot of creative people in western culture would do well with a dose of modesty from time to time, especially in modern technological landscape. This film inspires myself to keep pursuing the perfect combination, the sublime art which manifests itself as the ultimate form of power. An ability to be immortal. To live on through your craft and inspire people to become a better version of themselves.

Dvir David Oren What a unique personality, I was really glued to the screen for most of the movie, who knew so much detail could go into such a simple looking dish such as sushi.I don't think I'll ever look at food the same way. Kinda feel bad for his son for having to fill such big shoes, seems though like he's doing a great jobJero Dreams of Sushi - Master one craft in your life. Become the top#1 in the world - Taste and smell food as best you can, you're missing out - strive for constant improvement. There's no such thing as perfectDvirp.s. wonder when I'll have the chance to visit this restaurant!

Richard Taylor This film showed that with talent and great amounts of hard work, success can be achieved, but more than anything I felt like I was being told that "giro is the greatest and don't bother thinking anything other than that".I found it rather interesting looking into the art of sushi more than I have ever before but, not being a massive eater of sushi, after a while the interest faded to boredom. Repeatedly seeing different fish cut and served, rolled and served.. it went on for some time. Throughout the film you got the sense that Jiro wasn't the friendliest person in the world, however the film only focused on his success and technique, I think it would have been interesting to see his wife's point of view.All in all, interesting to see high quality sushi but not enough of a background story for me to love it.