A Pinch of Portugal

2023

Action / Romance

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 33% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 33%
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 1177 1.2K

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Plot summary

When a celebrity chef walks off his show, prep cook Anna must step into the spotlight and make the show her own, with the help of her Aussie cameraman and Portuguese location scout.

Director

Clare Niederpruem Photo
Clare Niederpruem

Top cast

Johnna Dias-Watson Photo
Johnna Dias-Watson as Brooklyn
Heather Hemmens Photo
Heather Hemmens as Anna
Duarte Gomes Photo
Duarte Gomes as Lucas
Luke Mitchell Photo
Luke Mitchell as Russ
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773.19 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
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1.55 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by cricketbat 6 / 10

It's a generic Hallmark movie set in Portugal

Honestly, the only reason I chose to watch A Pinch of Portugal among the multitude of generic Hallmark Channel romantic movies is because I lived in Portugal for a couple years. And the truth is that this is just a generic Hallmark Channel romantic movie, it's just set in Portugal. There's not anything particularly amazing or terrible about it. It's what you'd expect it to be. Heather Hemmens does fine in the lead role, but most of the other characters are one-dimensional or half-baked. I also expected to get hungrier during a movie about cooking shows. Este é um bom filme para passar o tempo.
Reviewed by MickyG333 7 / 10

Lack of authenticity

7.2 stars.The whole food theme is overdone, however it's not been done exactly like this one yet, so that's the only fresh thing about this film. The setting of Portugal is cool, but the whole scene is too polished, too much Hallmark, not quite enough foreign feeling to it. I didn't get the full zest of Portugal, it's too Western-Canadian-British-Aussie feeling and not enough of the grit and grime of the actual country they are attempting to capture. The man who runs the market is a sleeze, which was actually off-putting, I wanted to root for him. The lead female has been in several Hallmarks. She has charisma, the only saving grace of this movie.
Reviewed by Jackbv123 8 / 10

Heather Hemmens

This movie is all about Heather Hemmens and her character Anna. I was impressed that Hemmens had incredible chemistry with both the rivals opposite her, Luke Mitchell and Duarte Gomes. And I think that most of what chemistry there was came from Hemmens. Eventually it is cut short with one of them, but the movie was made more interesting by the fact that it wasn't obvious which it would be until shortly before the one was eliminated. And then, the conflict wasn't about the romance. How that developed surprised me. It's true that it was obvious that the shoe was going to drop on Anna somehow, but I didn't see it coming from that direction. The climax and ending are interesting and I found it to be nice.I love underdog stories and that's what this is with Anna at the center. I loved that she wasn't arrogant and that her personality was all about enjoying life and welcoming other people in. Something along the lines of a crowded table is the best.We see some good scenery from Portugal which is a common Hallmark fixture. The acting is good and so is the dialogue. I will definitely watch this again.
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