Other then one bad rating, I can't believe that anyone could dislike this movie. I intend to write an email to IMDB to investigate and make sure there isn't some sort of mistake here. Usually the ratings are more accurate then this.
I would also like to compliment the rest of the reviews which seem to be getting not only better, more accurate. Maybe we are all becoming better afficinados as well as writers!
Now on to my take!
Being a fan of Eat Drink Man and Woman, I was lagging inspiration to go see "just" another remake, but in truth I was quite taken by how great this movie works. I'm sure it has a lot to do with the fact I live and grew up in the Los Angeles area and how well the mvie portrays the characters as well as the food! This being as my best friends own a certain LA famoso Mexican eatery and whose lives are just as interesting as eccentric as these characters in this movie.
How great it is to go see a movie that not only entertains, but must have had a reasonable for Hollywood standards--budget that was spent entirely on food! Just delicious looking stuff!
As far as acting, it is a delight to see the talented Hector Elizondo finally get his due. Forget the silly awards that only showcase commercial viability. Hector surpasses them here quite nicely.
As someone accurately measured, it is nice to see Raquel Welch in a role that was perfectly cast for her both visually and in character with her natural persona.
Now on to the real fun stuff!
Jaquline Obradors, Elizabeth Pena, and Tamara Mello are just a delight to see on screen. What happens here is a spacing of characters to cover diverse generations. Pena's character, obviously a child born in the 60's, Obradors' from the 70's and Mello's of the 80's. Despite the flaws and eccentrics of each of their characters, they still are the family unit, even going to the length of still residing at home despite there differing lives. The greatness here is the depiction of a well-rounded family despite all of the minute flaws that really do enjoy one another. (LOVE!)
What a great change from the head bashing action movies that seem to be green-lighted from anyone wanting to make a profit. The movie has a character and a class that just like it's predecessor maintains a decency about modern film-making, and that it isn't all smoke, mirrors and computer graphics.
You will all have to excuse me now, I have to go eat!
(Yes, I just did return from seeing this movie!)
I would also like to compliment the rest of the reviews which seem to be getting not only better, more accurate. Maybe we are all becoming better afficinados as well as writers!
Now on to my take!
Being a fan of Eat Drink Man and Woman, I was lagging inspiration to go see "just" another remake, but in truth I was quite taken by how great this movie works. I'm sure it has a lot to do with the fact I live and grew up in the Los Angeles area and how well the mvie portrays the characters as well as the food! This being as my best friends own a certain LA famoso Mexican eatery and whose lives are just as interesting as eccentric as these characters in this movie.
How great it is to go see a movie that not only entertains, but must have had a reasonable for Hollywood standards--budget that was spent entirely on food! Just delicious looking stuff!
As far as acting, it is a delight to see the talented Hector Elizondo finally get his due. Forget the silly awards that only showcase commercial viability. Hector surpasses them here quite nicely.
As someone accurately measured, it is nice to see Raquel Welch in a role that was perfectly cast for her both visually and in character with her natural persona.
Now on to the real fun stuff!
Jaquline Obradors, Elizabeth Pena, and Tamara Mello are just a delight to see on screen. What happens here is a spacing of characters to cover diverse generations. Pena's character, obviously a child born in the 60's, Obradors' from the 70's and Mello's of the 80's. Despite the flaws and eccentrics of each of their characters, they still are the family unit, even going to the length of still residing at home despite there differing lives. The greatness here is the depiction of a well-rounded family despite all of the minute flaws that really do enjoy one another. (LOVE!)
What a great change from the head bashing action movies that seem to be green-lighted from anyone wanting to make a profit. The movie has a character and a class that just like it's predecessor maintains a decency about modern film-making, and that it isn't all smoke, mirrors and computer graphics.
You will all have to excuse me now, I have to go eat!
(Yes, I just did return from seeing this movie!)