Talk:Chef (2014 film)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Corvoe (talk · contribs) 16:41, 21 July 2014 (UTC)

, Wow. Let me just say that, while I have a few things I'd like to make note of, this article is impressively close to GA. Excellent work.

I don't think I need to go through each piece of criteria step-by-step, as you've met it in every way other than this handful of exceptions. So, let's get on with those.

Review

 * Lead
 * "Co-produced" does not mean the same thing as "produced". If Favreau was a co-producer (literally credited as that), then he would have co-produced it. However, this should only be listed as "produced".


 * Plot
 * I don't see the need for a cast list in the plot; too many cast members, it breaks the flow of reading. I'd say remove them and let the cast section just below do the job.
 * "The bad publicity turns Carl into a social media sensation, videos featuring his meltdown having gone viral. His credibility and job possibilities evaporate, with one publicist suggesting he go on Hell's Kitchen due to the furor over his rant." First comma should either be replaced with a semicolon or followed by "as". The Hell's Kitchen bit feels trivial.
 * Don't use L.A. in the plot, just keep using Los Angeles.


 * Cast
 * Not convinced that Emjay Anthony's link is necessary under WP:REDLINK. I don't see an article coming soon for him.


 * Production
 * Last sentence of the non-subsection "Production" area is repeated at the end of the "Filming" subsection. I'd delete the former.


 * Casting
 * Specificity of Downey's cast date is unnecessary, month is fine.
 * "Johansson and Hoffman...shortly afterwards" --> "later the same month" or something similar.


 * Soundtrack
 * Collapse the track listing, it's taking up far too much space.


 * Release
 * Merge Release and Reception (retitle reception "Critical response"). Neither are long enough to warrant being separated. Also, a box office subsection before Critical response would be good.
 * "SXSW film festival" can just be South by Southwest, no need to add the "film festival" part.
 * Only surnames needed in "Release".


 * Reception
 * Reception should probably have negative or at least mixed reviews in it, if there were any from notable people (which I assume there must have been).

Again, extremely close to GA, just a few nitpicks I have. I'm putting it on hold for now while you work through these. Great work!  Corvoe  (be heard) 16:41, 21 July 2014 (UTC)

Thanks very much for the review and the helpful advice! I agree with all of the changes you suggested, and they should be done now. Let me know whether you think the box office section is long enough - it looks a bit sparse but I'm unsure of what can be added apart from detailed figures about the film's earnings per week/end, etc. 97198 (talk) 04:18, 22 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Great changes! I did another quick gloss-over just to be safe, and I noticed a handful of things I failed to mention off the bat (I apologize for that):


 * Going through the sources, Box Office Mojo, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, Indiewire, and Deadline.com should not be italicized, and BOM and RT don't need publishers listed.
 * The "back to basics" quote in the lead needs to be sourced per WP:LEADCITE.
 * Any way you could find one more image to add? Possibly one of the restaurants they filmed at or something similar? Just spitballing, and if you can't find any appropriate images, I won't hold it against you.

I'm going to do my best to make sure I don't have to keep piling things on, so hopefully, this is the only time I'll ask you to do more after saying you're good :P  Corvoe  (be heard) 11:35, 22 July 2014 (UTC)


 * All done, and a couple of images added of filming locations - good suggestion. 97198 (talk) 12:37, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

And with that, passed! Excellent work, as always. I'm gonna start on Short Term 12 tonight after I re-watch it (I adore that film). Keep up the fantastic work!  Corvoe  (be heard) 12:42, 22 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks again! Always a pleasure working with you. 97198 (talk) 12:44, 22 July 2014 (UTC)