What a fun movie! It is especially fun for New Orleans locals, like me, who are familiar with Frenchmen Street where it was filmed. Even iconic local, Amzie Adams of "All Amzie All the Time" art gallery on Royal St. in the French Quarter (the guy in the white beard and black hat for non-locals), artist and musician, makes appearances in this little gem and in the trailer and out-takes. Frenchmen street is the home of the two top rated jazz clubs for 2008 in New Orleans, but it is fun to see the "Faubourg Marigny Book Store" and the former dance club "Brazil Cafe" redone and used as cereal bars. What really surprised me is that the plot was interesting as well.

Think of the film `Flakes' (`07) as an undated, more hip version of the now defunct but still popular, long running television series `Cheers' only with a vast and varied cereal menu rather than alcoholic beverages. Join store manager Neil Downs (Aaron Stanford) girlfriend Pussy Katz (Zooey Deschanel), owner Willie (Christopher Lloyd) and a zany group of New Orleans residents as they gather daily for a bowl of their favorite cereal.

The shop is but a launching pad for a pithy, intelligent, romantic comedy, coming of age storyline that I enjoyed immensely. `Flakes' only shortcoming is the finish. Which isn't necessarily bad, but I just don't think it quite lives up to what presided it.

This one will stand up well to repeat viewings, which ultimately is the supreme test for any film. Enjoy!

"High Fidelity" meets "Clerks" over a bowl of cereal in this fun little film that rises above its humble subject. I just love the outlandish central conceit of a vintage cereal restaurant, in which the cereal becomes a metaphor for our youthful, untarnished, and yet dysfunctional selves. With a witty, intelligent screenplay and a seriously good cast, it starts out incredibly strong and as quirky as they come (in a good way). I only gave four stars because for me the second half of the film lost its unique flavor and became more of a cliche, but I still think it rocks.