Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Donald Seymour This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

kpollock-67666 I don't understand the reviews of this film. I loved it and found it a funny and cute movie about love, food and pinch of magic. Anyone looking for deeper meaning wouldn't be impressed but if you just take the humor and the cute interactions of the characters for what they are you will find a movie worth watching again and again. I've seen it around 10 times myself. I even went to the trouble of finding it on DVD which wasn't easy. However it was totally worth it so I would be able to watch the movie anytime I want. The movie is about a girl who is down on her luck and finds a bit of magic to help get her back on her feet. Give it a chance and it may surprise you.

mrtraska Note: possible marginal spoilers here, but not many.Okay, let's just get this out of the way first: if you're a guy who's not a foodie and hates dancing, romantic comedy and magical realism, you probably should go watch ESPN instead. Everyone else, listen up: this one's underrated. Sure's it's a ball of fluff, but a very enjoyable one with no pretensions. The protagonists are sympathetic, and the side characters get some pretty funny lines at times. Every time this comes on the tube, I find myself watching it again, and I'm never sorry -- it hooks you. However, I do end up wanting vanilla orchids and those damned caramel eclairs every single time!!! That's the only unfortunate trade-off, especially for foodies. But it's worth the suffering (you can search for the eclair recipe later, folks).The first thing that tempted me to watch this film is that it features a few actors whose work I love, Patricia Clarkson being at the top of the list. I was prepared not to like Sarah Michelle Gellar in this, considering how many duds and screamers she's been in, but she was marvelously understated here, as was Sean Patrick Flannery, whom I generally like but who's been known to ham it up too much in other flicks. Not here: he's bewildered through the first half of the film after he eats Amanda's food for the first time, which is totally understandable if you love food and quite charming, actually, considering what a heel he is when the film opens. He's such a GUY throughout, especially when he gets scared after their cooking scene together! Very accurate there. And still, food and love can conquer all if he gives them a chance (no, I won't tell you -- you'll have to watch). I do love the dance scenes, though.Clarkson and Dylan Baker make the most of what they're given, especially regarding the eclairs. Clever woman, that Lois! Gawd, I love Clarkson in rom-com. Those two are insanely funny together, especially in the elevator scene. And the dining room scenes during the big dinner are hysterical (literally, at one point). Everything resolves strangely enough by the end of the flick, which is what you'd expect with magical realism; and the mysterious crab and Shawn Colvin's cover of "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" is a nice touch. Perfect.Advice: don't think too hard when you watch this, and have some caramel-covered eclairs or cream puffs on hand when you watch, and you won't be sorry. It's not Casablanca, but it's a lot of fun.

shido-san This is Sarah Michelle Gellar's best movie! Unpretentious, genuine young lady battling the reality of small business and about to see her whole world go down the kitchen drain when she is saved by wonder.And that is what this story is about wonder.. and food.For me the details are everything. The plot is simple and that is probably what disturbs a number of the reviewers.. but they admit it themselves.. and they can't put their finger on it. Here we finally have a story where everything suddenly goes right. And wouldn't you like that to happen to you at least once! The movie has name players but not A-listers. The story features a great deal to do with savouring the taste of food, and who would go to see a movie based on food? Yet.. there are few pictures I enjoy more than this one. I am not a SMG fan, but in this motion picture Sarah is absolutely perfectly cast. It is her 13 Going On 30 role!

rdarmand1 Cipher-J's shallow screed entitled "Wholly Incompatible!" strives for eloquence but manages only petulance. It is, I suppose, to be expected in this day and age, when the ability to read is no longer necessary to graduate from high school, that a viewer could watch this film and somehow miss the obvious: that, in the end, the boy could not resist the girl, despite his Darrenesque reservations. (That's an allusion to "Bewitched," Cipher-J.) Characterizing someone or something as irresistible implies struggle; it implies that someone tried to resist, and couldn't. Shazam! That's exactly what we see! Is that ironic, or what? Cipher-J, thy nick is well-chosen.I liked this movie. I liked the characters. I thought it was sweet. It made me feel good. Sarah Michelle Gellar is hot. No, it didn't heighten my political consciousness. It didn't make me want to write a 2,000-word essay on Sartre and his influence on modern cinema. It merely made me happy. Isn't that what it's supposed to do?