When Diner begins, it's clear you're not going to be watching your average action-thriller. What could have easily been pretentious, gets given a healthy dose of tongue-in-cheek and, where it's far from the best film I've ever seen, it kept me entertained for its almost 2 hours running time - which is a lot more than I can say for most flicks!

Because this one is a little "out there" in terms of its style - the very same style that separates this film from just about every other of the genre - it's really not for everybody and, where I'm certain some will enjoy it a lot more than others, for me, there was always a little bit something missing... kind of like Kanako's cooking (by her own words).

For someone who doesn't really like CGI, the dog was great, while the "gun-fu" at the end was comedy gold!
Diner definitely had its moments, but it was more of a good meal during a week of bland pap than a classic that I wouldn't mind being served again.