The film follows the story of a charming Indian orphan who tries to present his talents based on the magic properties of spices. This girl is locked in a new mission when she is sent to the Spice Bazaar in San Francisco. This woman will go through her mission through three basic principles: helping her clients fulfill their desires with spices, never leaving the store; and the skin never touching them normally.
Imagine Like Water for Chocolate without the passion. Such is the premise of Mistress of Spices, Paul Mayeda Berges's film-directing debut.
Jam! Movies
July 28, 2006
It's acted with the artificiality of an After School special, the one-note brooding of McDermott especially, and with the endless monologues, the script descends into endless, boring narrative exposition.
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.
Empire Magazine
May 06, 2006
Magic and realism just don't belong together here.
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.
