Rotten
About all that can be said about The Mistress of Spices is that actress Rai manages to retain a straight face while uttering some of the most risible dialogue ever heard in a supposedly serious drama.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
The Mistress of Spices
One spice for passion. And one woman who knows its name.
2005 · 1h 32m · PG-13
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Paul Mayeda Berges
,
Gurinder Chadha
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The Mistress of Spices
Overview
Tilo is an Indian shopkeeper in America with an ability to see the future and a magical connection to powerful spices, which she uses to help her customers satisfy their various needs and desires. One day she falls in love with an American man. But the spices forbid it.
Director and cast
- Paul Mayeda Berges Director
- Gurinder Chadha Director
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Tilo
- Dylan McDermott as Doug
- Nitin Ganatra as Haroun Rehman
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Kwesi
- Caroline Chikezie as Myisha
- Anupam Kher as Geeta's Grandfather
- Shaheen Khan as Jagit's Mother
- Sonny Gill as Jagjit
- Nina Young as Doug's Mother
- Toby Marlow as Young Doug
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
11%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Emphasizes the pleasures of scent, taste and touch to a remarkably tantalizing degree.
Jason Anderson, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Imagine Like Water for Chocolate without the passion. Such is the premise of Mistress of Spices, Paul Mayeda Berges's film-directing debut.
Anita Gates, New York Times
Rotten
Beautiful but lifeless, poetic but unelevated.
Derek Elley, Variety
Rotten
Despite the ethereal presence of Aishwarya Rai in the title role, unquestionably one of the most beautiful women on the planet, this savory dose of magic realism goes off almost from the start.
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
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