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.
What's Cooking?
Thanksgiving. A celebration of food, tradition and relative insanity.
2000 · 1h 50m · PG-13 Comedy, Drama, Romance
Overview
Four families of different ethnicities prepare for a potentially explosive Thanksgiving dinner.
Director and cast
- Julianna Margulies as Carla
- Mercedes Ruehl as Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Avila
- Kyra Sedgwick as Rachel Seelig
- Alfre Woodard as Audrey Williams
- Maury Chaykin as Herb 'Herbie' Seelig
- Estelle Harris as Aunt Bea
- Dennis Haysbert as Ronald Williams
- Lainie Kazan as Ruth 'Ruthie' Seelig
- Joan Chen as Trinh Nguyen
- François Chau Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
The film's gluttonous overkill of food is matched only by its overacting.
The film collapses under the weight of stereotypes and a hackneyed concept.
Patient viewers will find that by the time the sparks start to fly and the tears to flow, the wait will have been worth it, to say nothing of the laughs.
Contrived, cliched and condescending.
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