Obviously missing the master's touch, the "Tortilla Soup" knock-off of Lee's wonderful "Yin shi nan nu" is a typical tier-two Hollywood production. On the downside the film misses the Hispanic mark, didn't make me hungry like "What's Cooking", and smells like a tv soap...stiff, scripted, but slick. Mello is so cute I could puke, Welch is silly, Obradors is just another pretty face talking like a smart person, and the only distaff who nailed her role (as usual) was Pena. On the upside, the shoot is good quality and the film does have it's moments. Not for cinema purists, "TS" will be most enjoyed by those into chick flicks.
Review of Tortilla Soup
