
Eat Drink Man Woman is a classic tale of simmering frustrations and relationship woes as semi-retired Master Chef Chu shares his culinary skills and tends to his three unmarried daughters' respective emotional journeys. Jia-Jen is a chemistry teacher, Jia-Chien an airline executive and Jia-Ning works at a fast-food establishment. Together they help prepare and eat a sumptuously elaborate dinner each Sunday, a family tradition which allows for considerable insight into their l... (Full plot summary below)
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Eat Drink Man Woman is a classic tale of simmering frustrations and relationship woes as semi-retired Master Chef Chu shares his culinary skills and tends to his three unmarried daughters' respective emotional journeys. Jia-Jen is a chemistry teacher, Jia-Chien an airline executive and Jia-Ning works at a fast-food establishment. Together they help prepare and eat a sumptuously elaborate dinner each Sunday, a family tradition which allows for considerable insight into their lives and fuels the fire for each daughter to deal with the turmoil of new romantic challenges.
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| The Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeThe personalities in this well-drawn family combine to produce subtle new flavors — and in the end, no one is spiced as you’d imagined they’d be. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe personalities in this well-drawn family combine to produce subtle new flavors — and in the end, no one is spiced as you’d imagined they’d be. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliDealing with subjects that could easily have emerged half-baked, Lee instead applies his talent and comes up with a dish cooked to perfection. |
| Reno Gazette-JournalForrest HartmanSolid but sometimes slow drama. I prefer the update "Tortilla Soup." |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonIt's a movie that literally makes your mouth water. A smart, sprightly, lip-smacking comedy about a Taipei master chef who's lost his sense of taste and his tangled family problems with three romantically troubled daughters. It crackles with iridescent style and wit. |
| South Florida Sun-SentinelJohn DolenLee and his fine ensemble of actors will soon enfold you in a journey of delightful twists and turns. And in the end, a family you'll long remember. |
| Baltimore SunStephen HunterThis film is stunningly involving, and it just races along from revelation to revelation. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonA wise and touching piece that matches movies like Babette's Feast and Like Water for Chocolate in its depiction of food as a source of spiritual nourishment. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrEven if Eat Drink Man Woman had no plot, it’d be a pleasure to watch. |
| New YorkerAnthony LaneThat guarantee of good taste is, finally, a bit of a downer; there are plenty of surprises, but no hint of risk. |