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Title: What is this movie about?
Review: Aside from the misleading trailers that pitched this film as a comedy, this movie never finds its voice. Is it a wise and knowing comedy? A drama about culture clashes and the crazy things Anglos get hung up over? I'm not sure. The characters give us no clue. Adam Sandler looks lost as the perfect dad/celebrity chef. His motives are never really clear. I think Tea Leoni is a great actress but her performance here is one note and manic. The maid character Flor is so perfect and wise it feels like a stereotype. There is wackiness here and there is drama but the characters are drawn so broadly and the plot is so meandering that it's hard to care.
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