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The Mistress of Spices

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The Mistress of Spices

PG-13

2005

1h 36m

Romance

Drama

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A woman (Aishwarya Rai) who harnesses magic powers from spices falls for a hunky architect (Dylan McDermott).

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Anil Sinanan

Time Out

It's such a disappointment that the end result is a bland, feeble fable.

Oct 20, 2017

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

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.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 28, 2006

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Jason Anderson

Globe and Mail

Emphasizes the pleasures of scent, taste and touch to a remarkably tantalizing degree.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 28, 2006

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...the film abandons logic and plausibility to such a degree that it quickly becomes impossible to overlook the more fantastical elements...

Rated: 2/4

Feb 11, 2007

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Jim Slotek

Jam! Movies

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.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 28, 2006

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I enjoyed this because even though it has a silly premise, it's interesting to see how something that we use on a daily basis, can be used for other means! Not to mention all the uses for them. The colors are also quite vibrant...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Great film. I loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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for those who love spices and asian traditional culture

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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film magico e sognante! :)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Ridiculous & stupid, And Rai is kinda annoying

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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aishwarya rai is a beautiful woman and dylan mcdermott is a very handsome man, but i don't understand this movie because the back stories of the characters i found to be confusing and i never understood why tilo, aishwarya rai's character, talks to spices and chili peppers and is forced to give up her "life for spices" when she spots doug, dylan mcdermott's character, a good-looking archeitct with whom she eventually falls head over heels for. although i found this movie to be somewhat confusing, i will say this, i love the tastefully done sex scene between rai and mcdermott. all in all, it's an okay movie, not saying that it sucks, but i give it an average rating.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Synopsis

A woman (Aishwarya Rai) who harnesses magic powers from spices falls for a hunky architect (Dylan McDermott).

Director: Paul Mayeda Berges
Producer: Deepak Nayar, Gurinder Chadha
Screenwriter: Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges
Production Co: Capitol Films, Ingenious Film Partners, Kintop Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Violent Images|Sensuality)
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 28, 2021
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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