Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Penélope Cruz | ... | Isabella Oliveira (as Penelope Cruz) | |
Murilo Benício | ... | Toninho Oliveira | |
Harold Perrineau | ... | Monica Jones (as Harold Perrineau Jr.) | |
Mark Feuerstein | ... | Cliff Lloyd | |
John de Lancie | ... | Alex Reeves (as John De Lancie) | |
Anne Ramsay | ... | TV Director | |
Ana Gasteyer | ... | Claudia Hunter | |
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Analu De Castro | ... | Little Isabella - Age 2 |
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Thais De Sá Curvelo | ... | Little Isabella - Age 5 |
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Eliana Guttman | ... | Isabella's Mother |
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Eduardo Mattedi | ... | Isabella's Father |
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Ana Paula Oliveira | ... | Cook |
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Marilice Santos | ... | Sexy Neighbor |
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Giba Conceição | ... | Troubadour #1 |
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Joaquim Pinto | ... | Troubadour #2 |
Plagued by chronic motion sickness, Isabella--a sultry Brazilian belle, and a gifted chef--needs to be in control in every aspect of her life: in her car; in the kitchen; on the dance floor, and of course, during sex. Needless to say, this confusing situation drives Isabella's husband, Toninho, crazy--and after one infidelity too many--the feisty young woman decides to do what she knows best: take over the reins of her life, and move to San Francisco. There, a brilliant career as the presenter of her TV cooking show awaits Isabella--and for the first time in a long while--she feels loved. Will guilty Toninho realise what he's lost? Written by Nick Riganas
This is a modern day romantic fairy-tale, minus the charm. The storyline is silly, the treatment of the subject -- if there is one - is disappointingly silly, even for what's supposed to be a lighthearted romantic comedy.
I don't know who the target audience of this film is; surely today's moviegoing young women know that a woman deserves better than to be stashed away in the kitchen; and surely they know that "educating" a boyfriend or husband is a difficult task (if at all achievable), requiring more than running away to fashionable S.F. and applying some hocus-pocus. Perhaps the film is aimed at men, who get an extended chance to drool at Penelope Cruz, who indeed looks lovely and "fetching". As for myself, I'd rather watch this lovely actress in better films, such as All About My Mother.