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VHS : Woman on TopIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Penélope Cruz, Murilo Benício, Harold Perrineau, Mark Feuerstein, John de Lancie directed by: Fina Torres  List Price: $6.98 Price: $1.49 You Save: $5.49 (79%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0024543020882 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Release Date: September 04, 2001 Running Time: 92 minutes Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: 2000 Sales Rank: 51808 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Woman on Top pretends to be your standard fish-out-of-water romantic comedy laced with touches of magic realism. When you break it down and look at its elements, however, it turns out to be different than most, which is good. Hot Spanish star Penélope Cruz (All About My Mother) plays Isabella Oliveira, a Brazilian chef who falls madly in love with, and marries, a dashing waiter (Murilo Benício). Throughout her life she's been a victim of motion sickness, and the only way she can overcome it is by being in control, whether it's driving or being on top during sex. Her husband starts to feel that as a threat to his Latin masculinity, and when he steps out on her, she catches him. She decides to leave Brazil and stop loving him, ending up in San Francisco with an old friend (Harold Perrineau Jr.), now a drag queen. There she meets a nice guy-television producer (Mark Feuerstein), who sets her up with her own cooking show. Normally in this kind of movie his character would be the perfect antidote for her heartbreak, but he ends up more seduced by the success of her cooking show than by her. When her husband shows up, she becomes trapped in a love triangle where both men are deeply flawed. Can she forgive her husband's infidelity and fall back in love with him? Forget the answer. The fact that the question is being asked separates Woman on Top from the other broad, romantic comedies that share its tone. Plus it's chock-full of seductive Brazilian music. --Andy Spletzer Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Simple, yet satisfyingFantastic Brazilian soundtrack on this lightweight romance comedy. Told like a folk tale, the movie's plot is silly but fun. Penelope Cruz is unbelievably cute. Not for women only. It's a great diversion and won't hurt your head. Watch it. Rating:  - A Creative and Intelligent RompIsabella, the lead character, played by Penelope Cruz, instructs her cooking students, "I will show you what inspires me in the hope you will find your own inspiration. Okay? I think that to cook well, you must bring all your feelings and experience to the act of creation. Let's start with my passion . . ." This is a fun romp. The movie at times has a feeling of a light 1950s or 60s romantic comedy, intentionally overstated and overbroad. The actors consistently ... Read More Rating: - Hot, Sizzling Chef on "Top" in Every Way Penelope Cruz sizzles in her role as Isabella, a charming and seductive chef in a small Brazilian seaside resort called Bahia. She marries Toninho Oliveira (played by Murilo Benecio) who is a initially a waiter and later the owner of the restaurant where she wows the customers with her spicey and delicious original meals. They marry and are ecstatically happy ... except there is one problem: Isabella suffers from motion sickness and during their love-making she must be the one on top. This position eventually ... Read More Rating: - Woman on TopExcellent movie, Magical, a little fantastic at times but cute. Penelope Cruz is on fire. A great story line and a great cast of characters. Rating: - Woman on TopCharming little romantic "Magic Realism" tale with a mellow Brazillian soundtrack. Penelope Cruz was never more lovely. Browse for similar items by category:
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