''Let's Eat!'' () is a 2016 Singaporean-Malaysian comedy film directed by

Chapman To Chapman To (, born 8 June 1972), born Edward Ng Cheuk-cheung (), is a Hong Kong actor. He is best known for his roles in films such as ''Infernal Affairs'' and '' Initial D''. He is also the founder of his own multimedia platform known as "Chapman ...

in his directorial debut. It stars To as a traditionalist chef who comes into conflict with the restaurant owner's daughter, played by

Aimee Chan Aimee Chan (born 1 April 1981) or Chan Yan-mei (Traditional Chinese: 陳茵媺) is a Canadian born actress based in Hong Kong. She was the winner of Miss Hong Kong 2006 and was offered a TVB contract shortly after. Biography Aimee was born in T ...

. It was released on 4 February in Malaysia and in Singapore the next day, grossing a total of US$489,846 in both territories.

Plot

A traditionalist chef comes into conflict with the restaurant owner's daughter when she seeks to modernize the restaurant and reduce costs.

Cast

as Dai Hung *

as Rosemary *

Lo Hoi-pang Lo Hoi-pang (born 21 December 1941) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Lo attended TVB's Training Classes in 1973. Among his classmates are Chow Yun-fat and Ng Man-tat. Lo won the 2012 31st Hong Kong Film Awards for the Best Supporting Actor c ...

as Ah Yong *

Patricia Mok Patricia Mok (born 17 October 1971) is a Chinese Singaporean actress, best known for humorous roles on ''Comedy Night'' during her stint as a JTEAM artist until 2012. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1996 to 2012. Early lif ...

* C-Kwan * Tommy Kuan * Daphne Low Mark Lee appears in a cameo.

Production

To had previously worked with the producers on ''

King of Mahjong ''King of Mahjong'' is a 2015 Singaporean-Malaysian comedy film directed by Adrian Teh and starring Chapman To, Mark Lee, Michelle Ye and Venus Wong. The film was released on 19 February 2015, the first day of Chinese New Year. Plot Cast * C ...

'', and they requested that he direct their next film. Lim, one of the film's producers, said that To was impressed with the local talent after appearing in ''The Wedding Diary 1&2'' and decided to make his next film in Singapore and Malaysia. Production began on 8 September 2015 in

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and

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. To said he was inspired by local dishes, such as

Hainanese chicken rice Hainanese chicken rice is a dish of poached chicken and seasoned rice, served with chilli sauce and usually with cucumber garnishes. It was created by immigrants from Hainan in southern China and adapted from the Hainanese dish Wenchang chic ...

Release

''Let's Eat'' was released in Malaysia on 4 February 2016 and in Singapore the next day. It grossed US$457,793 in Malaysia and $32,053 in Singapore; the total gross was $489,846.

Reception

Boon Chan of ''

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'' rated it 2.5/5 stars and said that the dubbing from Cantonese to Mandarin for the Singaporean release ruined the film's humour. Lisa Twang of ''

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'' rated it 3/5 stars and compared it to ''

The God of Cookery ''The God of Cookery'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong comedy film produced, written, starring, and directed by Stephen Chow. Synopsis Stephen Chow (the Chinese characters used for Chow's name in the movie are different from Chow's actual name) is a ...

'', which she said it does not match. Jessica Lin of

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rated it 2/5 stars and said the film does not feature enough local Malaysian and Singaporean content.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 5356490 2016 films 2016 comedy films Malaysian comedy films Singaporean comedy films 2010s Cantonese-language films Films about chefs Films shot in Kuala Lumpur Films shot in Singapore 2016 directorial debut films