What's Cooking? (2000) is so nicely balanced and fine-tuned by director Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) that it turns into an honest holiday film, filled with plenty of delicious-looking shots of Thanksgiving dishes being prepared and served.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 23, 2025

A bit melodramatic at times, but still charming.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 29, 2010

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 7, 2008

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

This valentine to the cultural diversity that defines L.A. is a second-tier Altman (or even Paul Thomas Anderson)a broad, accessible comedy that contrasts four large and dynamic families residing on the same street: Latino, black, Jewish, and Asian.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Dec 20, 2006

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 6, 2005

| Original Score: B | Apr 9, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | May 14, 2003

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 8, 2002

This is a terrific holiday film.

| Oct 21, 2002

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 5, 2002

A flavorless fable that is as hard to swallow as a piece of tough turkey.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Nov 8, 2001

| Original Score: B | Aug 20, 2001

A combination of fresh ingredients mixed together with skill to create a well-balanced harmony of diverse flavours. Delicious.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 20, 2001

A multi-culti hodgepodge of sitcom stereotypes and old jokes centered on one, painfully weak premise.

| Apr 16, 2001

| Original Score: 86/100 | Apr 10, 2001

I enjoy kissing women, and I'd be happy to do it again.

| Apr 4, 2001

An overstuffed casserole of some good intentions and many more missed opportunities.

| Feb 7, 2001

Chadha and co-writer Paul Mayeda Berges' screenplay relies too heavily on melodramatic situations, which are compromised by underdeveloped characters and some serious overacting.

| Dec 28, 2000

The film collapses under the weight of stereotypes and a hackneyed concept.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000