Eat Drink Man Woman
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Movie Reviews of Eat Drink Man Woman
Movie Review: A DELICIOUS SERVING OF LIFE, LOVE AND LAUGHS
Summary: 5 Stars
Apart from a fabulous peep into the Chinese culinary worlds and its delectable blend of touching yet hilarious screenplay (a natural, unfolding rhythm), this movie for me represents Ang Lee's peak. A bit like a Chinese version of Woody Allen's "Hannah and her sisters", the film traverses through the lives of three sisters and their father. Lee manages to tell each character's story with care and humor. There are some hearty laughs, a number of touching dramatic moments, and towards the end even a couple of startling twists.
There are a handful of movies that employ cooking as a metaphor of life. But Lee doesn't stop there -- he uses the *preparation* of food as a motif of life's experience as a whole, to include friendship and familial devotion, as well as desire, passion and love. On occasion, food also represents a substitute to all that.
Ultimately, what makes a movie like this work is how much you care for its characters, each one wholesomely well-drawn and glibly multi-dimensional. With the possible exception of a family friend, who comes across as a bit cartooney, there are no caricature villains. Everyone is complex and human.
A terrific offering from China that I highly recommend. You may leave with a craving for some noodles soon after..
Movie Review: This is NOT the Joy Luck Club
Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoy foreign films. I especially enjoy them when they are well-acted, well-thought out, and happen to capture just a sliver of life that does not get bogged down in stereotypes and melodrama.Such is Eat Drink Man Woman.
Being a Westerner with a penchant for good titles, I did not, at first, understand the significance of it. But having the knowledge that Asian films, books and animation do not waste titles but imbue them with sensibility and triple-meaning, I knew that there had to be something more to the title.
It became clear.
What a delightful look upon a family, not only an asian family, but a family.
And the interplay between siblings, parent, the surprises that life tosses at us, and the moments that make it worthwhile. I'm sorry to sound like a Hallmark(TM)Card, but I'm unable to be objective without becoming sentimental. So is my weakness.
Ang Lee is a brilliant director. A good director plays upon his/her actors' strengths, empowers the script and uses scenery as an entity. Mr. Lee has done this and more.
Watch the sumptuous feasting, the play of emotions as colorful as the humor, and the dynamics of a quirky yet familiar family. Bravo.
Movie Review: Delicious film!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the best food films I have ever seen. Not only do the scenes featuring food preparation make your mouth water (do not see this movie on an empty stomach!), but, the acting is warm and believable, and the story is engaging, entertaining and thought provoking.
An elderly Taiwanese chef with three grown daughters has lost his ability to taste, following the death of his wife. This is particulary unfortunate because the one way he is still able to connect with his children is every Sunday, when he prepares colorful and extravegant family style meals with great pots of soup, dumplings, duck, and sauces. Unfortunately, with his lack of tastebuds, the flavors in his food are also beginning to suffer. This film also examines his daughter's struggle with self identity as they balance the tensions of tradition and the fast approaching modern lifestyle they face before them.
This film is appealing to those who cook, those who enjoy eating and anyone who likes good films with intelligent character development that examine human relationships. This is a film that truly speaks the universal language of family.
Movie Review: A Nation of Cuisine
Summary: 5 Stars
I have watched this movie for a dozen times, and each time I felt the power of food in Chinese culture - one that is compared with the power of sexuality. Americans will not spend more than couple of hours cooking and eating while we spend all night making love. In Chinese style, people spend more time on dining table than on the bed. I would say that we are different people, and I admit that the food was so irresistable.They concentrate on how they prepare for food, and so do they prepare for their love life - patience and philosophical. Master Chu put all his soul in every dish he cooks, and use the same way to treat his family and friend. When he proposed to Ching-Rong, a classmate of his own daughter, he was prepared and determined. The same style he deals with his cuisines.
Same with other comments, I suggest you to have some food before watching this one. Also, if you don't understand the Chinese language, I suggest you to rent or buy another movie, "Tortilla Soup." It is made in Hollywood, but is a total transplant from Ang Lee's creation. It is not as good, but somehow gets the soul of it.
Movie Review: Excellent movie and it is NOT a remake.
Summary: 5 Stars
I would like to clarify that "Eat Drink Man Woman"(1994) is not a remake of "Tortilla Soup"(2001). It's actually the other way around.
I LOVE this movie. It's amazing because it touched me with it's honesty. This is one of my favorite kinds of movie where the director does not underestimate the audience and takes the time to tell his story with subtlety, reactions/expressions and wit. All the actors/actresses were outstanding especially Chef Wu and his middle daughter. This is a great way to take a peek into the modern Chinese family where the old generation traditions are clashing with the modern westernized ways. The direction was graceful and showed unexpected aspects of this conflict. The characters were multi-layered and totaly real.
I did not find this film slow moving or boring at all as one reviewer said. The editing was great and the cinematography was stylish. I actually want to watch this movie again which is rare for me. I can't say enough good things about this movie. Watch this if you were ever a child who clashed with your parents.
Highly Recommended.