Movie Review for What's Cooking?

Summary: Thanksgiving is celebrated by four families of different ethnic and economic backgrounds in contemporary Los Angeles. Flowing from table to table, kitchen to kitchen, each family cooks their meals and prepares for guests amidst swirling family tensions in the households of... Ronald, a spin doctor for a conservative governor, who heads the Williams, a seemingly picture-perfect American family. Anthony Avila is determined to have the whole family together for a traditional dinner even though his philandering Dad has left his mom, Elizabeth, who has begun a romance of her own. Ruth and Herb Seelig are struggling to cope with the fact that their daughter Rachel is a lesbian, home for the holidays with her "roommate" Carla. Ever since Trinh Nguyen made America her home, she feels like she's losing her kids. But finding condoms in her daughter Jenny's jacket is the least of her worries... The families all contend with similar household issues as the prepare for the onslaught of family and friends.

                         Reviews of What's Cooking?
By Emanuel Levy of EmanuelLevy.Com (7/0)
            This valentine to the cultural diversity that defines L.A. is a second-tier Altman (or even Paul ...

By Frank Ochieng of filmcritic.com (7/0)
            A flavorless fable that is as hard to swallow as a piece of tough turkey.

By Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette (7/0)
            A slightly entertaining piece of fluff that is for all intents and purposes a TV pilot.

By Steve Rhodes of Internet Reviews (7/0)
            Warm-hearted but completely forgettable.

By JoBlo of JoBlo's Movie Emporium (7/0)
            A perfect movie for the holidays, one that presents a universal theme of highs and lows of family...

By Mike Gregory of Reel.com (7/0)
            Burdened with a largely uninspired script that serves up stock characters and one too many cliché...

                         Reviews of What's Cooking?
By Jean Lowerison of San Diego Metropolitan (7/0)
            This is a terrific holiday film.

By David Elliott of San Diego Union-Tribune (7/0)
            It's like a glossy new series of Norman Rockwell covers painted by numbers, then filmed by a TV s...

By Sean Axmaker of Seattle Post-Intelligencer (7/0)
            Each story climaxes in inevitable clashes and shrill shouting matches.

By Jeff Vice of Deseret News, Salt Lake City (5/2) No reference
            An overstuffed casserole of some good intentions and many more missed opportunities.

By Bob Strauss of Los Angeles Daily News (3/4) No reference
            Can't help but feel schematic from beginning to end.

By Jason Clark of Matinee Magazine (3/4) No reference
            May be the first film in history where the food has infinitely more personality than the people.

                         Reviews of What's Cooking?
By Mack Bates of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/4) No reference
            An infectious film that successfully juxtaposes four seemingly different families during the most...

By Nell Minow of Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (6/1) No reference
            Chadha handles the multiple story lines and large cast with an expert hand, cutting back and fort...

By Jim Judy of Screen It! (3/4) No reference
            Chadha manages to infuse enough humor and fun moments into the film that most viewers will probab...

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