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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 4010232008152
Format: PAL
Label: 20th FOX
Manufacturer: 20th FOX
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th FOX
Region Code: 2
Sales Rank: 214694
Studio: 20th FOX
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Simple, yet satisfying
Fantastic 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 Romp
Isabella, 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 Top
Excellent 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 Top
Charming little romantic "Magic Realism" tale with a mellow Brazillian soundtrack. Penelope Cruz was never more lovely.
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