Like Water for Chocolate

Pros: A story that is rich in food and plot.
Cons: none.

I had borrowed a DVD from a friend a while ago and still hadn't watched it, so I finally got a chance to watch "Like Water for Chocolate” ("Como Agua Para Chocolate"). As I sat down to watch (with a cool drink in hand because today was a very ...

Pros: Great story; fine acting; nice blend of magic, sex and food.
Cons: None

Although most of us Epinionators who have seen and reviewed Mexican actor-director Alfonso Arau's internationally acclaimed Como agua para chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate) have watched it in the comfort of our own homes on either VHS tapes or ...

Pros: Beautiful story
Cons: Dubbed voices are a little goofy

Even though I would consider myself to be culturally inept, this is one of my favorite movies of all time. I was introduced to me by my sister, who coincidentally, likes all things foreign. Anything to do with the good ole US of A is benign to her. We...

Pros: High calorie treat with a rather original and entertaining storyline
Cons: Little lasting nutritional value

In the spring of 1993, director Alfonso Arau’s film Like Water For Chocolate (Como Agua Para Chocolate) was all the rage, not only in Mexico where it was produced, but throughout the United States as well. It became the highest ...

Pros: direction, sets, cinematography, interesting story
Cons: characters, sinister undertones to the relationships

Perhaps the best known film from Mexico, Like Water for Chocolate became an international critical and commercial success during the spring of 1993. The film combined romance, cuisine and early twentieth century Mexican culture into a heady brew...

Pros: universal themes of human nature and love, poetic language, excellent acting
Cons: none

On the good advice of trusted people, I rented the DVD of Like Water for Chocolate. I found it to be a most poignant and beautiful film brimming with the passionate themes of true love and destiny.

The version I watched was in Spanish, with...

Pros: story, acting, makes you think
Cons: none

Like Water for Chocolate is a movie that makes you think. This might be for the better or worse, but at least you don’t just zone out in front of the TV and become a zombie. It’s a Mexican film that is somewhat like El Mariachi in the sense that it’s...

Pros: Beautiful love story
Cons: For some, sub-titles are a hindrance

This is definitely one of my all-time favorite movies. Though I do not speak Spanish, understanding this film was easy, even without trying to keep up with the sub-titles, I was able to follow along, and understand perfectly what was going on. This is a...

Pros: beautiful, humorous story
Cons: subtitles may deter some people

Like Water For Chocolate is one of my favorite movies. The writing is very clever and characters are fabulous. You will laugh and cry or at least cry with laughter.

The movie is adapted from a book/cookbook written by Laura Esquivel by the...

Pros: Rent-able/En Espanol/Captivating
Cons: I didn't see it sooner.

I laughed. I cried. I laughed and then I cried some more.

I watched, “Como Aqua para chocolate” a beautifully captivating story told in narrative format. Spoken in Spanish with English subtitles this movies content is understandable to an...

Pros: Stays true to the book, good, basic "star-crossed" love story.
Cons: Cheesy acting, bad casting, horrible English dubbing, confusing if you haven't read the book.

First off let me start by saying, if you read the book before watching the movie, chances are you are going to be disappointed. Second off, if you are planning on watching this movie dubbed in English, don't. The voice-over acting is horrible. Stick to ...

Pros: Makes you examine another culture's traditions and will make you very hungry
Cons: Best seen in the subtitle version, you get realistic emotion in their voices

If any of you have cable, you're probably familiar with the Bravo Channel. This station shows a lot of artsy and foreign films, stuff that you don't see everyday on abc and the other big channels. I became intrigued with the Bravo channel after a while,...

Pros: works on many levels and senses
Cons: best appreciated only if you have read "magical realism" fiction before

I saw this movie when it was first being released at a "international film festival" in Chicago. I was in college at the time studying Precolumbian cultures and Latin American literature. I was becoming very absorbed with the "magical...

Pros: The characters are believable and well depicted
Cons: Obviously wasn't filmed in Hollywood

The movie Like water For Chocolate is the best foreign film I have seen. The Cinderella like story draws its characters in such a way that it is easy to understand why they do what they do. They begin to seem like the people that we all know. The...

Pros: Well-acted and beautifully filmed
Cons: Key characters failed to engage my sympathies

I viewed the film in Spanish with subtitles (my usual preference), so I was able to appreciate the fine acting and visual beauty of the film. I have also read several magical realism novels, am a fan of Isabelle Allende (House of Spirits author), and was...