Brings to light the Mexican culture of before on how girls are raised and brings to light their cooking great movie

4 star movie, 3 star blu ray. "Like Water for Chocolate" is based upon the novel, "Como Agua Para Chocolate" which is a South American idiom used to describe someone who is sexually frustrated, and there is certainly plenty of that here. The novel and screenplay were written by Laura Esquivel, and the film is directed by Laura Esquivel's husband, Alfonso Arau. This is a multi-sensory experience of a tale of forbidden love centered around the preparation and eating of food. Blu-ray, picture quality is average, could be better, dvd appears to have some missing scenes, Widescreen 1.85:1 aspect ratio, No special features.

Best movie i have ever watched. I love it and i recommend it. Mine i ordered is scratched up

This movie is a well done piece of work of Mexican culture. It will especially appeal to people of this culture as with any ethnic work from any country. It is remindful of the Hispanic leg of Babel. Worth seeing but not a great one.

Mind you I do not speak or understand Spanish very well, and this movie is in Spanish with subtitles. It kept me very entertained with the love between the two main characters and how they over came so many obstacles.