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Summary: The Best Movie You've Never Seen
Review: Hector Elizondo stars as the Patriarch of a family of 3 daughters who still live under his roof, though they are all old enough to fly the coop, sometimes life at home is irrisistible. Considering that Papa is a chef, with at least one giant family meal a week where all the family is together, they may be right. However, what happens when, one by one, each of his daughters reaches a turning point in their lives? Will he suddenly have an empty nest, or are there more surprises on the horizon? To give away much more of the story will ruin much of the charm and joy that the film will provide for you. I'll simply say this, it's a good family dramedy for any viewer. You will like what you see.
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Summary: Nuevo Latino Magnifico!
Review: This is classy, funny, well-acted drama of a Lationo family growing. The hilarity comes from the three daughters of a prominent chef finding their own lives and announcing such major life change moments at a festive family meal together.The acting is superb! Likely, the winner here is an outstanding, out of character part by none other than Raquel Welch. She comes across so wonderful and is just sensational is pulling off this nosey and aggressive, spoiled divorcee. Hector is solid, as well as each of the daughters. Enjoyed the sound track and photography was great! It was Bon Appetit all the way!
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Summary: Good, but the original's better
Review: Tortilla Soup is a satisfying movie, both in story line and mouth-watering food. However, I must admit that I prefer the original movie, Ang Lee's "Eat Drink Man Woman". If you don't mind subtitles and you liked Tortilla Soup, check this movie out as well.
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Summary: blatant copy
Review: i first saw eat drink man woman several years ago, and it remains to this day one of my favorite movies, and my favorite movie directed by ang lee. when i first heard about tortilla soup, i thought it sounded kind of like eat drink man woman, but little did i know how blatantly it was copied. i don't know whether the movie was meant as a hispanic remake, or whether the makers of the movie thought viewers wouldn't make the connection, but the film was predictable based on eat drink man woman, down to even the the eldest daughter's husband riding a motorcycle. as another reviewer commented, this film also lacks the subtlety and quality of acting as eat drink man woman. the delicate relationship the daughters have with each other as well as with their father is the focus of both movies, but is portrayed rather tritely in tortilla soup. all in all, this movie could have been decent, but after seeing the original, it just does not compare.
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Summary: well driven chrachter drama
Review: Hector Elizando is great as the widowed chef, and the rest of the cast holds up well. All the charachters are likable, and you enjoy watching their day to day routine. Minor plot changes appear in the film, and it almost seems to me to be a made for tv movie. But the first rate production makes me feel otherwise. This movie is a real joy too watch.
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Summary: Beyond feel good
Review: I saw Tortilla Soup before I knew it was a remake of Eat Drink Man Woman. As a huge fan of Mexican and Chinese food I loved the stars which is the food. The story is charming, real, and very much worth seeing. I enjoyed both films enormously.
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Summary: A delightful family movie
Review: I totally agree with Karen Potts in her review here of March, 2002. I just saw this movie, as I missed it at the theaters when it came out. It was a breath of fresh air. I want to be entertained when I go to a movie, not be depressed or disturbed by what I have seen. This is a feel-good movie, light and entertaining. Hector Elizondo is great as usual, as a chef and widowed father of 3 daughters, each of them yearning to spread their wings and yet feeling tied to home and tradition. The respect and love they each have for their father is apparent, and delightful. The family dinners and conversation that takes place at the table is a focal point of the movie. I especially enjoyed the performances of Elizabeth Peña (eldest daughter, Leticia) and Paul Rodriguez as her love interest. They were such fun to watch. Raquel Welch's performance as well was spicy and delightful, as the sexy divorcee pursuing Elizondo, much to the dismay of his daughters. The food looked mouth watering, and in itself is worth seeing the movie for. This movie has a PG-13 rating but only because of sexual innuendos in the beginning between one of the daughters and her lover, but nothing graphic is shown, and there is no bad language. Our family including the 10-12 year olds all loved it.
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Summary: I had already seen it
Review: This film is the same one than the 1994's Chinese film "Eat Drink Man Woman", the only difference being that this one takes place in Mexico.
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Summary: Tortilla Soup
Review: This is an EXCELLENT movie : the best that I've seen in a long time . It's about a widower, who's a chef, who raised his three daughters , who are not as traditional as he is . Just watching "Martin" ( Hector Elizondo, always a great actor ) cook is good enough ( I don't know about anyone else, but I LOVE watching a man cook ! ) : I ended up wanting really good Latino food ...no Taco Bell here . This is not a Hollywood, star vehicle : in other words, it's great .
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Summary: A Direct Copy of Director Ang Lee's "Eat Drink Man Woman."
Review: I liked the movie, but only because its original framework created by director Ang Lee. If you want to see a better (and original) version of this movie, see "Eat Drink Man Woman" by Ang Lee.
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