Handsome and sophisticated approach to the workplace romantic comedy.
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08/30/02
Mostly Martha (2002)
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Reviews Counted:82
Fresh:75
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7.2/10
Consensus: Mostly Martha may have a predictable plot, but it still feels charming and fresh, and the food will make you hungry.
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: German director Sandra Nettelbeck whips up a tasty entry in the burgeoning "love and food" romance genre with MOSTLY MARTHA, the tragicomic tale of an uptight professional chef who finds her world... [More]
Starring: Martina Gedeck, Sergio Castellitto, Maxime Foerste, Sibylle Canonica
Director: Sandra Nettelbeck
Reviews for Mostly Martha
The music makes a nice album, the food is enticing and Italy beckons us all.
08/30/02
It has the elegance associated with haute cuisine, so it rises a level above your typical Hollywood chick flick.
08/30/02
A delightful little film that revels in its own simplicity, Mostly Martha will leave you with a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach.
08/30/02
Wenn Sie "deutschen cinema," das erste Ding denken, das zu Gemüt kommt, ist romanisch und Komödie, Recht?
08/30/02
A sort of light celluloid snack, easy to swallow but not really nourishing.
08/27/02
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08/27/02
A shrewd blend of crisp humor and restrained heart-tugging, likely to prove very appealing to American audiences.
08/26/02
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08/24/02
Top CriticAs much as any other motion picture that employs the preparation and consumption of food as a key element, Mostly Martha provides the perfect blend of cinematic nourishment and gratification.
08/24/02
Hardly anything that happens in the movie qualifies as surprising. But even the familiar plot twists are maneuvered with spry wit and keen intelligence.
08/23/02
Sweet without being saccharine and funny without being forced.
08/23/02
If Mostly Martha is mostly unsurprising, it's still a sweet, even delectable diversion.
08/23/02
While this film is not in the least surprising, it is still ultimately very satisfying. Think of it as a sort of comfort food for the mind.
08/23/02
Nettelbeck throws together a child who isn't cute and a woman who isn't lovable, and the result is one of the year's more heartwarming movies.
08/23/02
Takes a rather simple, mostly predictable and small story and manages to turn it into something quite good and, to keep with the cooking symbolism, meaty.
08/23/02
The wonder of Mostly Martha is the performance of Gedeck, who makes Martha enormously endearing.
08/23/02
Clever, funny and sometimes emotionally wrenching drama.
08/23/02
Gedeck is mostly marvelous.
08/23/02
This crowd-pleasing character study might feel more like a confection than a satisfying meal, but there's no denying its lighthearted pleasures.
08/23/02
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