RAMEN GIRL

RAMEN GIRL NOT SERVED HOT
It wasn't a terrible film. If you can choke down how extremely naive and/or dumb Abby (Brittany Murphy) is then maybe it's your film. This particular American "girl" has set out to join her boyfriend in Japan, but instead gets a Kimono upside her head. After a while of self pity, she sets out to a local ramen house and it makes her so happy that she decides to stay in Japan (without knowing the language or anyone) and train to be a ramen chef. It wouldn't have been so terrible except Murphy is over the top American apple pie with a side of sparkle. The story was compelling and her Sensi, Toshiyuki Nishida, was equally complex and entertaining.
Nibble: Sorry to use the verbage, but a definite "chick flick".