Barbecue is about more than grilling a piece of meat. It’s a ritual performed religiously across the world. For some it’s a path to salvation. It is the pride of nations. And the stories told around the fires become a way to bring the world together.
Reviews
Not enough info about bbq itself. Its about people and how they like their bbq...
The film itself was bland, and slow, but the music by Christopher Larkin, whoah! I think the best thing about this is the music tbh.
This documentary is a very removed view of different cultures experiences with bbq. There is a pretentious somber soundtrack below the whole film. Even at times of joy and excitement, the live sound is muted. The director seems to want the audience to have a constant lukewarm emotion. The music is unnecessary to be constant thru the whole film. It tries to replicate the styling of other current food/documentary tropes. Sterile is the only word that comes to mind. A sterile experience, story, cinematography, score and poster. The poster really shows the level of pretension you're about to experience.
After watching one hour and a half of a barbecue documentary, I don't even feel like eating a barbecue... that's all you need to know. I wasted my time so you won't have to. Thank me later.Adding more lines as IMDb won't let me submit. This BBQ documentary doesn't even mention countries like Argentina which are clearly recognized as having some of the best meats in the world. It also ends on a high note with pretty bad New Zealand BBQ which, obviously, is where the movie directors are from (biased?.... you bet).I give this movie 1 star because it's basically a scam: you come in with the idea of taking a world tour through some epic BBQ destinations and instead are welcomed with almost two hours of bizarre ramblings about unrelated topics. Also, the soundtrack sucks!!
