# Spice World (1997)

### reviewed by
S. Freund

Spiceworld -- Despite the spicy title, it's a rather vanilla movie, all things considered. If you're not a fan of the Girls, let me save you an hour and a half of saffron: don't waste your thyme on this one. However, if you don't hate them, or (like me) you think they're just plain savory, some sage advice is to cumin get it while it's still hot... due to chili reviews by cloves-minded critics, I cayenne see this bay-sically good-hearted flick tarragon from theaters before too long, parsley because the anti-Spice movement is inexplicably strong these days. The plot (what little there is), doesn't have too many leeks in it, and follows the girls through a series of capers they experience on the way to their first live show (which will turn out to be a lemon if the villain and his kelpers get their way). Peppered with silliness and grrl power, I was really arrow rooting for Our Heroes by the end of the movie. In particularly odd moments, Roger Moore shows his salt and earns his celery in an odd turn that most closely resembles a particular James Bond villain, anise no surprise when he shows up feeding a pig with a baby bottle. Throwing caraway, the Girls' on-screen manager is so hilariously bitter and uptight that one would expect him to bleed vinegar. Dill, despite some shortcomings (none of the humor was laugh-out-loud funny), it's clear the girls fenneled all they could (and they mint what they said) into their project, and while it mace seem strange to some, I found their enthusiasm suited me to a tea. Soy sue me, I liked it.

Overall, though I'm destined not to curry favor from others for this review, I'd gingerly recommend this movie, if for no other reason than it's allspice, and kept a goofy smile on my face the whole time. Cassia later.

    ***+9/10 / *****

    (S. Freund, xena@best.com)

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