April 12, 2010
I watched this a long time ago. It's okay.
Aishwarya Rai,
Dylan McDermott,
Nitin Chandra Ganatra,
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje,
Sonny Gill Dulay
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Director Paul Mayeda Berges adapts author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni magic realist tale about an enchanting Indian orphan who has leaned to harness the magical properties of spices. Orphaned by region... read more
DVD Release Date: May 22, 2007
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July 3, 2008A lovely film with beautiful colors placed into the film...can a woman whom can assist with destiny for others find her true love?? ....Aishwarya Rai is beautiful and is good in this film along with Dylan McDermott.
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April 7, 2007The novel was amazing and this did not fail to deliver. The book always reminded me of Chocolat, but this adaptation was both far more faithful and far more fitting with the colours and textures used in the book/cinamatography than the Chocolat film was.
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April 3, 2009The ethereal beauty of this movie is thanks to the most gorgeous woman in the world in the title role as well as the vibrant colors and magical music that allow one to almost taste the exotic flavor of the spices. I became fascinated with the idea that some spices could uplift th... read more
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August 29, 2010Mistress of Spices is a mythical tale of a woman who at a young age discovers she can see things others could not and uses her power of the spice, to help them. Of course for the spices to work she has to live by significant rules, she is never allowed to step outside her store, ... read more
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January 17, 2008WOW! This is a great movie! Tilo (Aishwarya Rai) has her gift and traditions, as mistress of spices. Living in America, she has certain rules to follow and it becomes difficult when she falls in love with an American (Dylan McDermott). Like most cultures, traditions usually doe... read more
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July 10, 2007Rai is gorgeous, while the rest of the cast delivers a par performance. Truly awkward final scenes, reminiscent of traditional Indian limitations on dynamic society.
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Critic Reviews
July 28, 2006
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
July 28, 2006
Jason Anderson, Globe and Mail
Emphasizes the pleasures of scent, taste and touch to a remarkably tantalizing degree. Full Review
May 4, 2006
Anita Gates, New York Times
Imagine Like Water for Chocolate without the passion. Such is the premise of Mistress of Spices, Paul Mayeda Berges's film-directing debut. Full Review
September 21, 2005
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
Despite the ethereal presence of Aishwarya Rai in the title role, unquestionably one of the most beautiful women on the planet, this savory dose of magic realism goes off almost from the start.
February 11, 2007
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...the film abandons logic and plausibility to such a degree that it quickly becomes impossible to overlook the more fantastical elements... Full Review
July 28, 2006
Jim Slotek, Jam! Movies
It's acted with the artificiality of an After School special, the one-note brooding of McDermott especially, and with the endless monologues, the script descends into endless, boring narrative exposit... Full Review
May 6, 2006
Anna Smith, Empire Magazine
Magic and realism just don't belong together here. Full Review
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