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05/06/06
Mistress Of Spices (2005)
13 %
Reviews Counted: 8 Fresh: 1 Rotten:7 Average Rating: 3.9/10
Rated: 12A
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Theatrical Release: 21-04-2006
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Dylan McDermott, Ayesha Dharker, Nitin Ganatra, Anupam Kher
Director: Paul Mayeda Berges
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05/06/06
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...the film abandons logic and plausibility to such a degree that it quickly becomes impossible to overlook the more fantastical elements...
02/11/07
About all that can be said about The Mistress of Spices is that actress Rai manages to retain a straight face while uttering some of the most risible dialogue ever heard in a supposedly serious drama.
07/28/06
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 exposition.
07/28/06
Emphasizes the pleasures of scent, taste and touch to a remarkably tantalizing degree.
07/28/06
Imagine Like Water for Chocolate without the passion. Such is the premise of Mistress of Spices, Paul Mayeda Berges's film-directing debut.
05/04/06
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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.
09/21/05
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