When directors decide to journey down the one-take path (either genuinely or edited to appear that way), it’s usually in service of making the theatrical even more theatrical (“Birdman”), the horrifying more unrelenting (“1917”), or the thrills even more thrilling (“Victoria”).
The low-key genius of director Philip Barantini’s decision to employ the technique for “Boiling Point” is that it’s utilized to amplify one of the most treacherous jobs of all — getting an expensive meal on a plate.
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