good back-story, and good acting

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

The Ramen Girl (2008) Director: Robert Allan Ackerman Watched: 8/15/18 Rating: 6/10 "I don't understand!" Both Abby/Sensei repeat; Far-fetched plot with holes. Ditzy girl seeks path, Learns Ramen via abuse And subtitled yells? Weak/useless side plots; Mindful of Japanese ways, But awkward/cliched. Tis no "Tampopo", Ramen is a MacGuffin. Has no "tamashii". But for logic, a fun time- Brittany's a pleasure to watch! Haiku Sonnets are comprised of 4 3-line haiku plus a couplet of either 5 or 7 syllables, adding up to 14 lines, the same number of lines found in a sonnet. (5-7-5, 5-7-5, 5-7-5, 5-7-5, 7-7/5-5) #HaikuSonnet #PoemReview #Food #Japanese #Mentoring #Remake

Watching Brittany Murphy's films posthumously makes you realize that although many of her movies weren't that great, SHE was a REAL shining star. She was the Marilyn Monroe of her era - bright-eyed, innocent, full of life and wonder. Her childlike hunger to learn is most evident in The Ramen Girl and this part was made for her. Too bad the supporting actors weren't as good... too bad the script was mediocre. It was a terrific idea and Brittany's acting makes it worth watching. She will charm you and, like other coming of age movies, you'll be inspired to want to change your life somehow or do your best at what you're doing now. Watch Brittany and take in her many-faceted soul in this and her other films and you'll be enchanted.

The Ramen girl is an inspirational movie, which teaches that life sometimes or often when needed, brings us trough strange and unwelcomed roads to reach our true destiny and discover our nature. The protagonist in the movie is a girl, an under-achiever who has never completed anything in her life and has a clingy relationship with her boyfriend who is a software developer in Japan. When he abandons her she fall in pieces but she resist to the temptation to go back to the USA and find solace in a ramen shop located near her flat. She is so lonely that ask the shop owner to be his apprentice. The owner, who does not speak English, is tough Japanese man who in his hearth is missing his young son who has left for Europe deciding not too follow the father's footsteps. The girl has to endure shouting and abuse and being ridiculed, until she gets the respect of the owner and his clients. Interesting is that the girl is trying to learn to cook ramen in the western way, thinking with the conscious mind, while the owner tries to make her understand that for the perfect ramen broth you need to use your feeling and emotions which will influence the customer's experience. Finally the girls become a ramen chief, open her own shop and find the love of her life

If you have seen the Japanese movie "Tampopo" (1985) you'll certainly know what I mean by the slur that I put in my summary.While The Ramen Girl has many a good quality, and Brittany Murphy was an excellent choice for the part as Abby, there was still something missing, or how it was stated on her broth, "it is bland".That in itself is not meant negatively. It simply means that there is not a full-fledged soul.There's plenty of meat both on the bone and in the broth, but still there is something missing. A pinch of salt, maybe? A certain lack of understanding for the Japanese culture that only Japanese can understand? This is the secret of the Ramen itself, a search for perfection, and not before the Ramen Grand Master has had his say, there will be acceptance.Go see Tampopo, and you'll know what I mean.