What's Cooking?2000
What's Cooking? (2000)
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Critic 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.
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Cast
as Rachel Seelig
as Elizabeth Avila
as Carla
as Audrey Williams
as Trinh Nguyen
as Herb Seelig
as Javier Avila
as Ronald Williams
as Anthony Avila
as Ruth Seelig
as Grace Williams
as Michael Williams
as Sofia Avila
as Daniel
as Aunt Bea
as Jimmy Nguyen
as Jenny Nguyen
as Gary Nguyen
as Gary Nguyen
as Sarah Seelig
as Duc Nguyen
as Grandma Nguyen
as Grandpa Nguyen
as Announcer
as Jerry
as James Moore
as Grandma Avila
as Uncle David
as Paula Moore
as Monica Moore
as Art Seelig
as Luke
as Gina Avila
as TV Reporter
as Don
as Old Woman
as Turkey Man
as Turkey Man
as Turkey Woman
as Turkey Man
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Critic Reviews for What's Cooking?
All Critics (66) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (34) | Rotten (32) | DVD (4)
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.
It's nothing if not well-intentioned, but
The louder and more melodramatic the arguments get, the more overwrought the acting becomes.
Like too many Thanksgiving dinners, too much squabbling really wreaks havoc on the digestion. Football, anyone?
It wears both its heart and its politics too obviously on its sleeve for comfort.
Trades in sitcom stereotypes and crosscuts predictably from family to family as if under the misapprehension that equal time is a dramatic principle.
Audience Reviews for What's Cooking?
Great actors, but not very interesting storyline. A little too stereotypical, a lot too trite and concocted. Entertaining enough to watch to its conclusion, but not a very satisfying movie in the end.
Super Reviewer
A cute holiday movie. Wasn't especially memorable but the cast was good and the writing was alright.
Super Reviewer
Definitely watchable with some great performances (sup Alfre Woodard), but also painfully heavy handed.
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What's Cooking? Quotes
| Jenny Nguyen: | Why do you want to make the turkey taste like everything else we eat? |
| Trinh Nguyen: | Why do you want everything you eat to taste like MacDonald's? |