Freddie Findlay, Aled Roberts, Andrew Lusher, Christopher Lee, Robert Hardy, Samuel West, Carol MacReady, Lisa Faulkner, Edward Fox

Going down easy is this family movie about an English schoolboy who creates a secret society of chefs (self-proclaimed "Scoffers" derived from Escoffier) out of socially awkward students like himself. Even though the kids are young, director Hardy sees to it that they look like pros and shows the preparation of their midnight meals with the kind of care generally found in far more sophisticated films. Food gags against grown-ups are plentiful but smartly restrained.

(by Rebecca L. Epstein)