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What's Cooking? DVD

PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) :: Lions Gate :: Released: 2003-06-03

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What's Cooking? Summary What's Cooking - Signature Series - Dvd Movie

At first glance, What's Cooking? looks like it was dreamed up by some politically correct screenwriting committee: a series of overlapping stories that intercut among four families (one Hispanic, one Vietnamese, one African American, one Jewish) all preparing for Thanksgiving dinner. But what could be toothless and smarmy is made gripping and genuinely affecting by a mixture of observant writing, fluid direction, and a truly superb ensemble of actors, including Mercedes Ruehl, Alfre Woodard, Joan Chen, Julianna Margulies, Kyra Sedgewick, Dennis Haysbert, and a host of less well known but just as capable others. The script is a marvel of orchestration: small annoyances blossom into fierce conflicts, secrets are deftly revealed, and sanctimoniousness is subtly punctured. The acute but sympathetic portrait of family stress and tension is layered with quiet observations about race and class, as well as the capacity for tolerance and forgiveness. It's recently become a cliché to have characters express themselves through food (examples include Soul Food, Big Night, and Eat Drink Man Woman), but What's Cooking? turns food into a witty exploration of culture as everyone prepares their turkeys in entertainingly different ways--this is not a movie to watch on an empty stomach. Warm without false sentiment, What's Cooking? is deeply enjoyable. --Bret Fetzer

What's Cooking? DVD Techincal Details Cast: Joan Chen, Mercedes Ruehl, Victor Rivers, Douglas Spain
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time: 109 mins
UPC: 031398826927
Binding: DVD
Studio: Lions Gate
Release Date: 2003-06-03
Region Code: 1
Specs: Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Vietnamese (Original Language), Yiddish (Original Language),