This well-made and entertaining romantic comedy drama provides ample proof that German writer-director Sandra Nettelbeck can turn out a classier commercial feature than most of her Hollywood contemporaries.

| Oct 16, 2014

Though utterly predictable, this kitchen-set romantic comedy about a severe German woman and a fun-loving Italian cook, has a certain charm, and it's about food, which speaks well for commercial appeal.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Jul 17, 2007

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 30, 2006

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 6, 2003

Nettelbeck serves the tastiest film about food and sex since Big Night.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Oct 2, 2002

Nettelbeck's alliterative subtext -- food equals love, life, and longing -- is more or less obvious from the get-go, but the excellent performance from Gedeck and Castellitto belie the film's straightforward nature.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 15, 2002

Nettelbeck has a particularly lovely sense of behind-the-scenes restaurant choreography.

| Original Score: B | Aug 31, 2002

Flavorful and romantic, you could call this How Martha Got Her Groove Back -- assuming, that is, she ever had one to begin with.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Aug 31, 2002

Handsome and sophisticated approach to the workplace romantic comedy.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 30, 2002

A sort of light celluloid snack, easy to swallow but not really nourishing.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 27, 2002

Sweet without being saccharine and funny without being forced.

| Aug 23, 2002

If Mostly Martha is mostly unsurprising, it's still a sweet, even delectable diversion.

Full Review | Aug 23, 2002

While this film is not in the least surprising, it is still ultimately very satisfying. Think of it as a sort of comfort food for the mind.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 23, 2002

Nettelbeck throws together a child who isn't cute and a woman who isn't lovable, and the result is one of the year's more heartwarming movies.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 23, 2002

The wonder of Mostly Martha is the performance of Gedeck, who makes Martha enormously endearing.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 23, 2002

Gedeck is mostly marvelous.

Full Review | Original Score: A- | Aug 23, 2002

None of this, if you'll excuse the pun, is palatable drama.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 23, 2002

Nettelbeck has crafted an engaging fantasy of flavours and emotions, one part romance novel, one part recipe book.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 23, 2002

It's a drag how Nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Aug 22, 2002

A film that will lift anyone's dog-day spirits.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 22, 2002