big night be one of those rare movie that really hit every right note in great filmmaking . it a passionate and heartfelt movie about the bond of family and the love of class that give you a sense of majesty and flavor . tony shalhoub and stanley tucci and ( who by the way co direct this film with campbell scott ) play brother who own a struggle italian restaurant who put everything on the line for one big night to save their business . primo ( tony shalhoub ) rather live for his art for fine food than be successful and while secondo ( stanley tucci ) try to keep primo and himself above water while be tempt by the extravagance of own a successful restaurant . an all around superb cast of character back them up in this journey that include mark anthony a their loyal follow coworker and and sir ian holms a an rival restaurant owner who try to help them out . this be a true heartfelt movie that should not be miss under any circumstance .