The film is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of food, love and music. Brazilian chef Isabella Oliveira moves to San Francisco when her husband, frustrated by her motion sickness, cheats on her.
Benicio and Cruz (who displays more cleavage than kitchen skills) can coast only so long on their physical appeal; their skin-deep characters quickly wear out their welcome.
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
July 01, 2004
May remind you of Like Water For Chocolate without the tragedy and subtitles.
There's a forced sprightliness, here, that reminds me too much of how people get at the end of a party -- you know, when they've stopped having fun but can't quite muster the will to leave or clean up the trash and vomit.
San Jose Mercury News
January 01, 2000
A succession of Cruz close-ups -- as striking as they may be -- do not a feature make. One also could use a plot, a soupon of conflict and a heroine with more substance than an inflatable doll.
Three Movie Buffs
December 30, 2003
How is it possible for a movie about two hot Latin lovers and spicy South American food, to be so bland?
"Woman On Top" is a chick flick with so much colorfully spicy Brazilian food being passed around as a shared aphrodisiac, that audience couples will be running out the cinema for food and bed.
