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    Tortilla Soup
    Genre: Comedy Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 58 (Mar 2002) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Hector Elizondo, Jacqueline Obradors, Tamara Mello, Paul Rodriguez, Constance Marie, Elizabeth Pe

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 3.5
    Internet Links
    http://www.tortillasoup-themovie.com
    http://www.surlatable.com/tortillasoup
    Special Features
    None


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 08120
    (MPAA Rating): PG13
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Sexual content
    (Retail Price): $27.96
    (DVD Type): Dual Side, Single Layer (DVD10)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): Yes
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 103
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2001
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 01/15/02
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Maria Ripoll
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Based on the screenplay by Huie Ling Wang, Ang Lee, and James Schamus (Eat Drink Man Woman), Tortilla Soup is a deliciously heartwarming comedy about Martin Naranjo (Elizondo), the culinary genius behind a successful restaurant and the widowed father of three daughters. His passion for cooking is surpassed only by his devotion to his family and a compulsion to steer their lives in the right direction. But the girls have their own recipe for happiness. They are saved by a saucy widow (Welch), who brings Martin

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD picture (originated in DV) exhibits a color scheme that is vibrant and well balanced, with accurate fleshtones and deep blacks. Images can be sharp, but there is quite a bit of smearing and lack of fine definition which may be attributed to its Digital Video origination. Edge enhancement is noticed, but pixelization is not much of a problem. (Suzanne Hodges) The DVD also includes a modified 1.33:1 version (not reviewed).

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