I thought Le Chef was okay by wacky French comedy standards.

What @1 said - stop projecting your puritanical American views on French farces.

I shudder to think what you’d be filled with after watching Blazing Saddles. (Beans, perhaps?)

I never see any movie until Will in Seattle has confirmed how long it is.

What part of Le Chef is new? It's been out on DVD for a while now. I got it in our public library several months ago, and they don't get anything new.

It's a bit stupid, but it's supposed to be. Worth watching when you're not expecting much. It's a little unusual -- somewhere in between OCD mental slapstick and a study in personal integrity.

Like @5 said, it's not "new" - I saw it in Paris in 2012. Maybe it's new with subtitles?

I will always have a soft spot for this film because it represents the moment when I first felt fluent French. I was watching it in the theater (without subtitles) and I actually forgot that it was in a foreign language - I was just completely absorbed. Then the next day I saw a different, more sophisticated film and only understood 75% of the dialogue, and realized that fluency is still a goal.

The film is oversimplified and completely unrealistic - it's like a Disney version of the chef profession. And yes, the "yelllowface" scene is deeply offensive. Don't see it unless you want to practice your French.