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What's Cooking? (2000)

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Reviews Counted:65

Fresh:34

Rotten:31

Average Rating:5.5/10

Consensus: What's Cooking? is well-acted, but the scenes sometimes sink into melodrama as characters scream at each other, and the movie as a whole is too lightweight and forgettable.

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Coming together is the theme of What's Cooking?, Gurinder Chadha's funny, mouth-watering and deeply moving vision of 21st century diversity and the future of the American family -- all set on...

What's Cooking? is a rapt celebration of families braided from a comic collision of cultures. What is the recipe for today's American family? With a smart, high-energy and boldly voyeuristic camera, Gurinder Chadha and an accomplished ensemble cast peer behind the front doors of ordinary Los Angeleno houses to reveal the sweet and savory mix. -- © 2000 Trimark Pictures [More]

Starring: Joan Chen, Julianna Margulies, Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick

Director: Gurinder Chadha

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
3/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 30 2006 08:46 AM	Empire Magazine
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 11 2006 03:30 AM	Time Out
N/R	Lynne Truss	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 15 2003 05:09 PM	Daily Mail [UK]
N/R	Neil Norman	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 15 2003 05:09 PM	This is London
N/R	Rich Cline	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 10 2001 06:30 PM	Shadows on the Wall
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Sep., 17 2001 10:56 AM	Guardian [UK]
4/5		A combination of fresh ingredients mixed together with skill to create a well-balanced harmony of diverse flavours. Delicious. Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 20 2001 11:16 AM	BBC
4/5	Mark Halverson	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 07 2008 03:17 AM	Sacramento News & Review
B-	Emanuel Levy	This valentine to the cultural diversity that defines L.A. is a second-tier Altman (or even Paul Thomas Anderson)a broad, accessible comedy that contrasts four large and dynamic families residing on the same street: Latino, black, Jewish, and Asian. Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 20 2006 08:47 PM	Variety
2/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 06 2005 07:40 PM	Film Threat
B	Robin Clifford	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 09 2005 03:33 AM	Reeling Reviews
2/4	Jeanne Aufmuth	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 14 2003 05:09 PM	Palo Alto Weekly
2/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 08 2002 08:21 AM	Film Threat
	Jean Lowerison	This is a terrific holiday film. Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 21 2002 08:16 AM	San Diego Metropolitan
3/4	Jeremy Heilman	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 05 2002 08:10 AM	MovieMartyr.com
2.5/5	Frank Ochieng	A flavorless fable that is as hard to swallow as a piece of tough turkey. Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 08 2001 09:09 PM	Filmcritic.com
B	Eric D. Snider	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 20 2001 11:16 AM	EricDSnider.com
N/R	Urban Cinefile Critics	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 18 2001 03:48 PM	Urban Cinefile
	Michael Atkinson	A multi-culti hodgepodge of sitcom stereotypes and old jokes centered on one, painfully weak premise. Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 16 2001 12:45 PM	Movieline
86/100	Christabel Padmore	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 10 2001 04:20 PM	Apollo Guide

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