miriam_garcia_m Review of A Touch of Spice

A Touch of Spice (2003)

Does this really deserve a score higher than 6?

[5/10 · 27 October 2008]

I saw this film a couple of days ago on TV, it was highly praised by critics in Spain when it was released in theaters... I wonder why. I can only think it was the kind of snobbish and European-focused celebration some of them put against the American way of movie-making. I found the movie utterly mediocre, although brimming with good intentions I must admit. But this is not enough to make a movie even acceptable. Bad acting, ridiculous effects, sometimes even confusing storyline for a non-Greek... The movie fails to convey the depth of the relationship between the little boy and his grandfather, supposed to be the cornerstone of the story, at least it did not work for me. I can't understand why they haven't seen each other for such a long time and I can't believe that a boy 5 years old keeps the same love interest for 30 years, come on... If you want to see in film a perfect combination of love for food and personal life, check out the Mexican "Como agua para chocolate".