This movie cannot help but be compared to "Like Water for Chocolate" and, although "Like Water for Chocolate" was by far the better film, being much deeper, more metaphysical and more complex, "Woman on Top" still had the same enchanting feeling and the same basic theme: a woman who has a major disappointment with a man turns to her second passion, cooking, and lets out all of her love and creativity in that venue as opposed to the sexual one.
By far, the best thing about this film is its star, Penelope Cruz, who seems to me to be a combination of Julia Roberts and, dare I say it? Audrey Hepburn. She is absolutely stunning on screen and in this film truth follows fiction and that very attribute is a lot of what the plot is about. The other actors all did a good job, but it was Ms. Cruz that made this movie as delicious as it was. I felt that the weak link was the drag queen part, which was written a little too Whoopi.
At any rate, I would recommend that you could see this movie with your old-maid aunt, your little child or your gay neighbor and you will all be as delighted as I was with a fluffy plot, beautiful people and wonderful score. You'll come out ready to fall in love and humming the bossanova.
By far, the best thing about this film is its star, Penelope Cruz, who seems to me to be a combination of Julia Roberts and, dare I say it? Audrey Hepburn. She is absolutely stunning on screen and in this film truth follows fiction and that very attribute is a lot of what the plot is about. The other actors all did a good job, but it was Ms. Cruz that made this movie as delicious as it was. I felt that the weak link was the drag queen part, which was written a little too Whoopi.
At any rate, I would recommend that you could see this movie with your old-maid aunt, your little child or your gay neighbor and you will all be as delighted as I was with a fluffy plot, beautiful people and wonderful score. You'll come out ready to fall in love and humming the bossanova.