In many ways, this movie echoes the Hugh Grant film, About a Boy, in that it tells an effective story about cross-generational affection without wandering too deeply into the abyss of sentimentality. Mostly Martha tells the story of the often-tempestuous, yet ultimately rewarding, relationship between Martha Klein (Martina Gedeck), a thirty-something chef, and her sullen 8-year old niece, Lina (Maxime Foerste). Mostly Martha, the product of first-time feature director Sandra Nettelbeck (whose previous credits include a couple of made-for-German TV movies), is a gratifying motion picture, and it arrives in American theaters when audiences are starving for quality.
Nevertheless, no matter how what kind of appetite for food you may have after seeing this film, your desire for quality cinema will be sated. That warning applies here, although Mostly Martha doesn't cause the same level of sensory overload as Babette's Feast, Eat Drink Man Woman, or Big Night. Whenever a movie is released that seeks to tantalize the taste buds through the sheer force of its visual imagery, most critics feel duty-bound to advise potential viewers not to see the film on an empty stomach.
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