First half is great, but the second half equally bad. Starts off as a kind of feel-good-movie, and it is far better than Akin's latest seemingly message loaded crap. But the pace and the direction in the second half is takes confusing turns far too often. Not much soul music too.

Soul Kitchen is sprawling, undisciplined, raucous, occasionally crass-and so full of life you forgive it everything.

Deus ex much? Meh.

The characters are very Akin, but the script is disappointingly weak.

A good feel good movie but the ending was a bit too much far fetched for me, the 5 points went from there.. Good acting, good directing, fine music, good overall.

* Casting, Acting : 7 * Script : 8 * Directing, Aura : 8 * Ease of Viewing : 9 * Naked Eye : 8

Fatih Akın'ın filmi olur da izlenmez mi abi ya :) müthiş

Heartfelt movie, acted with the titular soul, only dragged down by the ho-hum second half.

A German perspective of life...

kesinlikle eglendim.

Soul Kitchen vai muito além de um filme sobre um restaurante. A receita: a situação dos estrangeiros na sociedade alemã contemporânea, uma busca, relações familiares, amor(é claro), uma linda fotografia e um tempero delicioso de humor sutil (mas que chega a ser hilário muitas vezes)