WorthlessKnowledge Yes, it's sappy and kind of silly, but it has a neat story and great music. Overall, I would rate this film as good 7, but in the romantic or date night movie category it's really a 10.The characters are sizzling cool and quirky enough to be humanly interesting. It is a timeless story of hope... most of all a love story about a woman loosing her love of her soul-mate, yet by following a somewhat funny path (away from him) she finds that the love returns and she owns it again. And I challenge ANYONE (man or woman) to watch this cute little movie and not fall just completely in love with Penelope Cruz. Beautiful and sweet doesn't do it - she is, instead, absolutely mesmerizing.

iulya-93 I saw some of the reviews and I'm amazed! Good things: The only good things about this movie are the Brazilian music and the fact that it's really short (although it will seem like an eternity!) Plot/characters: The idea is not bad - Isabella is a great chef in her husband's restaurant in a little city of Brazil. He cheats on her, so Isabella decides to go to San Francisco and start her own cooking career. Usually, movies that involve food have great success, but this one is not centered on food... It's on the aroma and the effects of the ingredients. The story seems nice, but it's an illusion. It's developed poorly, the acting is awful (yes,Penelope Cruz included) and even the ending is disappointing. The most complex and kind of funny character is Monica, the heroine's transvestite best friend. (not joking)It's a real waste of time, I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone!

Jessica Carvalho ''Woman on Top'' is not a big movie. In fact, it's a little silly and easy to be guessed, although it has some nice elements to be showed. I am a Brazilian girl,so for me, it's nice to see a movie who tells a little bit about my country's story or traditions. But if you are a foreigner, please, do not think that all the cities of Brazil are like Bahia or have the same habits. Not everybody here practices Camdoblé as well. The best character of this movie got to be Harold Perrineau in the role of Monica: the guy had a complete transformation to be like a transvestite! And he has a great performance, I do need to say! Well, only brazillians who are going to watch this movie are going to see some famous faces around here, like Lazaro Ramos or Daniele Suzuki.

wife_shaka Such a bad, terrible and boring movie! Even if I try, I cannot find any positive point in this movie. I cannot understand that it has such a high voting! Penélope Cruz isn't an actress, really not! The story is stupid and unrealistic. Why they did that to us??????? WHY?!?!?!?!?!?! ********************************************************How can I fill 10 lines about that crap?How can I fill 10 lines about that crap?How can I fill 10 lines about that crap?How can I fill 10 lines about that crap?How can I fill 10 lines about that crap? How can I fill 10 lines about that crap?How can I fill 10 lines about that crap?How can I fill 10 lines about that crap?********************************** I really regret that I spent money for that!