What's Cooking?
by Gurinder Chadha
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Actor: Douglas Spain, Isidra Vega, Maria Carmen, Mercedes Ruehl, Victor RiversDirector: Gurinder Chadha
Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); Vietnamese (Original Language); Yiddish (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 109 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-06-03
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of What's Cooking?
Movie Review: great holiday movie
Summary: 5 Stars
i had the pleasure of seeing this movie when it was out. in fact, saw it twice. so glad to get this, as i will have it on as i prepare my thanksgiving dinner. i prepare different things days ahead, so i can have this movie on several times. never get tired of this movie! this movie shows that we are so much more alike then we are different. if more people saw this movie, we would be living in a much better society. this is a great watch for the whole family. you won't be dissapointed.
Summary of What's Cooking?
What happens when families come together for Thanksgiving? Almost anything! Sit back relax and enjoy this "generous and charming" (The New York Times) tale of four very different families as they cook up some tasty holiday surprises: love betrayal and even a few outrageous secrets! And ultimately discover the astonishing power love has to reconnect us all.System Requirements:Starring: Joan Chen Julianna Margulies Mercedes Ruehl Kyra Sedgwick Alfre Woodard Maury Chaykin Estelle Harris Dennis Haysbert Lainie Kazan Victor Rivers and Douglas Spain. Directed By: Gurinder Chadha. Running Time: 109 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Standard" format. Copyright 2003 Lions Gate Entertainment.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?DRAMA Rating:? UPC:?031398826927 Manufacturer No:?VM8269DAt first glance, What's Cooking? looks like it was dreamed up by some politically correct screenwriting committee: a series of overlapping stories that intercut among four families (one Hispanic, one Vietnamese, one African American, one Jewish) all preparing for Thanksgiving dinner. But what could be toothless and smarmy is made gripping and genuinely affecting by a mixture of observant writing, fluid direction, and a truly superb ensemble of actors, including Mercedes Ruehl, Alfre Woodard, Joan Chen, Julianna Margulies, Kyra Sedgewick, Dennis Haysbert, and a host of less well known but just as capable others. The script is a marvel of orchestration: small annoyances blossom into fierce conflicts, secrets are deftly revealed, and sanctimoniousness is subtly punctured. The acute but sympathetic portrait of family stress and tension is layered with quiet observations about race and class, as well as the capacity for tolerance and forgiveness. It's recently become a clich? to have characters express themselves through food (examples include Soul Food, Big Night, and Eat Drink Man Woman), but What's Cooking? turns food into a witty exploration of culture as everyone prepares their turkeys in entertainingly different ways--this is not a movie to watch on an empty stomach. Warm without false sentiment, What's Cooking? is deeply enjoyable. --Bret Fetzer
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