Where Ang Lee's film is clever and insightful, this film is enjoyable and sweet. Not necessarily a bad thing, but it does feel thin and whispy, even as it deals with serious themes under the surface. Instead of an intuitive character comedy, this is really a four-way rom-com. The performances are all superb, and the food looks mouth-wateringly scrumptious (don't go on an empty stomach like I did!). Elizondo is especially good here, and it's nice to see him do something meatier than his usual comic roles in big Hollywood fluff (Pretty Woman, The Princess Diaries). And Welch is funny as a blowsy (!) family friend who sets her sights on Martin. Ripoll's direction is adequate in a slightly simplistic TV-movie style. This is a perfectly nice little movie, with a twisty plot that satisfies on several levels even if it never quite takes advantage of the opportunities.