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Eat Drink Man Woman (Yin shi nan nu) (1994)

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Average Rating: 7.4/10
Reviews Counted: 31
Fresh: 29 | Rotten: 2

A richly layered look at the complex interactions between a widowed chef and his daughters, Ang Lee's generational comedy Eat Drink Man Woman offers filmgoers a tasty cinematic treat.

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Average Rating: 7.3/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 1

A richly layered look at the complex interactions between a widowed chef and his daughters, Ang Lee's generational comedy Eat Drink Man Woman offers filmgoers a tasty cinematic treat.

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Director Ang Lee's follow-up to his surprise box-office hit The Wedding Banquet is another look at ethnic and sexual conflicts in a Chinese family, with meals as a centerpiece of the film. Master chef Chu (Sihung Lung) is a long-time widower who lovingly cooks large Sunday dinners for his three daughters, who view the meals as too traditional. Secretly, however, successful airline executive Jia-Chien (Chien-Lien Wu) loves traditional cooking and would like to be a chef like her father, if women

Mar 5, 2002

Samuel Goldwyn Films

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Mildly charming.

February 2, 2009 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader
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Ambitious and entertaining.

July 23, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety
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The food metaphor never carries weight, and the characterisations are too shallow to lend the film emotional punch.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment (1)
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Wonderfully seductive, and nicely knowing about all of its characters' appetites.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times
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Eat Drink Man Woman is a delicacy but also something more -- something like food for the heart.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post
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Who said foreign films can't be fun?

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews
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A remarkably assured comedy-drama of domestic life in Taiwan.

February 2, 2009 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide
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The study of social manners and suppressed feelings became Lee's specialty.

August 27, 2008 Full Review Source: Turner Classic Movies Online
Turner Classic Movies Online

Ang Lee's two-generational soap opera displays the most elaborate food preparation and the most delectable meals since Like Water for Chocolate.

June 21, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com
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The creatively decorative food presentations upstage the soap opera story.

March 28, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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Solid but sometimes slow drama. I prefer the update "Tortilla Soup."

February 28, 2003

Superb interweaving of the motifs of food and the search for love

August 23, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice
Spirituality and Practice

Serves up a rich gallery of sharply defined characters.

January 9, 2002 Full Review Source: Movieline
Movieline

An enjoyable comedy-drama, perhaps a bit on the light side.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews
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A warm and keenly observed character piece, filled with mostly exceptional performances.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews
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What makes a movie like this work is how much you care for the characters, and each one here is very well-drawn and fully dimensional.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The colors and textures are totally indescribable. Keep watching the show; resist the urge to leave and go to the closest Chinese restaurant!

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Internet Reviews
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The results often yield unknown surprises and treats.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle

Audience Reviews for Eat Drink Man Woman (Yin shi nan nu)

Three sisters come of age in Taiwan with the help of their father's cooking.
Films like this one often fall into the trap of having each character be so unique that she becomes a type rather than a real person. Ang Lee's direction and blithe storytelling allows each character to become dynamic and interesting without falling into the generic trap.
Although I enjoyed getting to know these people, I can't say that the plot packed any surprises, and it unfolded slowly.
Overall, Eat Drink Man Woman is a nice film about nice people, and it's well-made if not extraordinary.
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Interesting movie about a family and food.
July 14, 2007
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