Penelope Cruz,
Murilo Benício,
Harold Perrineau Jr.,
Mark Feuerstein,
John DeLancie
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Love, sex, and food combine in this sensuous romantic comedy. Isabella (Penelope Cruz) is a master chef who suffers from severe motion sickness, requiring her to be in control of her movements at all ... read more
DVD Release Date: December 18, 2001
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September 2, 2010Other than crazy sexy Penelope Cruz, I think Harold Perrineau was my favorite part! Sassy crossdresser. Fab! However, I think the story kinda lacked and shouldn't have ended like it did (she went back to the jerk who cheated on her?! Really?!) ... BUT! I did like the fairytale as... read more
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February 26, 2009FUCK!!!! Damn stupid film! It was going brilliantly: Penelope falls in love with Mr. handsome, slick and smooth, he treats her like crap, so she leaves and then thanks to a nifty witchcraft subplot has her love for him taken away. She goes to America where she's a success - getti... read more
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May 9, 2008Sooo, Penelope plays a very bad, very stereotypical Brazilian. So the movie is cheesy and very very predictable. But you know what? Penelope is so hot in this, I'll just give it 3 stars for that. Yeah, I am that gay, I suppose. ;-)
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February 11, 2011Probably my favourite hetero romance movie out there. Penelope Cruz is perfection. I hate it that she ends up back with Tunijo at the end, but I love the suggestion that Cliff & Monica end up together too :)
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January 4, 2010Okay, so everyone else might have hated it, but this is one of those movies that seem bad, but I actually love. I can't stand Penelope Cruz normally, but I did love this and its magical realism, breezy flavor.
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August 13, 2008I loved this Movie! ! ! I'm not a Penelope fan but this movie I LOVED! She has done other good movies.
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February 26, 2008Good music. A very relaxing movie to watch. But a bit cheesy for my personal taste.
Too much flotsam about some god/goddess of the sea that they had to appease, in order to be happy and prosperous in their lives. And the whole storyline of his "undying love" for her. It ... read more -
May 28, 2007My first HBO movie favorite, EVER :) The story's about this Brazilian woman Isabella Oliveira (Penelope Cruz), who decides to become strong and independent from her cheating husband Tonino by visiting her best drag-queen friend in SF. Ends with the happy ending for everybody (inc... read more
Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
January 1, 2000
John Anderson, Newsday
Attains a rarified air of fantasy that may not be wholly uncalculated, but with Cruz at its center is certainly watchable.
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
A soufflé that collapses before it reaches the half-baked stage. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Robert Horton, Film.com
An actively annoying experience.
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Are you happy to spend the entire movie worshiping [Cruz's] beauty and celebrating her character's self-actualization, or do you want a little more on your plate? Full Review
January 1, 2000
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Woman on Top can't overcome a story that's little more than a lumpy, uninspired contrivance. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
You know it's working when it makes everything in it look good enough to eat, including the San Francisco transit system.
January 1, 2000
Charles Ealy, Dallas Morning News
It won't please the cynics, but it'll make the romantics among us smile. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Tries too hard to be playful and sensual, wacky and romantic, and comes away feeling fake and prefabricated instead.
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