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Though not in the same league as Like Water for Chocolate, this wafer-thin confection also touches on the magic of food. Penélope Cruz is the young wife with a knack for creating hot, tasty dishes who flees from Brazil to San Francisco when she discovers husband Murilo Benicio has been cheating on her. In the land of opportunity, her talents in the kitchen are soon discovered and she ends up hosting a TV cookery show in which she talks about spicy dishes in a foreign accent and flashes lots of cleavage. Rather unsurprisingly, her lovesick husband soon seeks her out. There are a few insights into the spirits of the ocean, the power of food and the sensuality of cooking before everyone ends up living happily ever after. Slight stuff, but male fans of Ms Cruz will no doubt leave the cinema feeling perfectly satisfied.

"...Cruz is stunning -- innocent and vulnerable yet possessing a mature grace and determined strength, all while sizzling with unchecked sensuality..."