Movie #363 "Tortilla Soup" was just so so. I guess with the cast I was expecting something more spectacular. This is a remake, I think, of an Ang Lee film "Eat, Drink, Man Woman" and the first is sooooo much better (different ethnicity has nothing to do with it). This looked like a made-for-t.v. movie. It should be shown juxtaposed with Ang Lee's original in a film class, and then students can make a list of what a good director does in comparison to a not-so-good one. When a film makes Elizabeth Pena look like a mediocre actress, something is wrong, in my opinion. Truth be told, I fell asleep in the middle, woke up at the end and filled in the blanks --- but then, I went back and saw what actually happened, and I wasn't off by much at all. Predictable, not very funny, but full of lots of beautiful shots of Hector Elizondo concocting good food. But that isn't worth it to me to watch it again, or recommend it. I'd skip it and see Ang Lee's film --- much better fare (foodwise and filmwise).
You rated this movie: 3
Tortilla Soup
(2001) PG-13
In director María Ripoll's bilingual drama, widower Martin Naranjo (Hector Elizondo) is a Los Angeles restaurateur with a booming business and three headstrong daughters (Jacqueline Obradors, Tamara Mello and Elizabeth Peña), who are all on the verge of leaving the house to pursue their individual destinies. He knows he must let go, but things get even more complicated when brassy neighbor Hortensia (Raquel Welch) sets her sights on Martin.
Genre: Romantic Comedies, Latino Comedies, Romantic Dramas
This movie is: Romantic, Feel-good
Format: DVD and streaming
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