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NUMBERS
Box Office: $151,417
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CONSENSUS
The characters and situations seem borrowed from overwrought sitcoms.
CAST & CREW
Paolo Montalban, Dina Bonnevie, Christopher De Leon
Directed by Laurice Guillen
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SYNOPSIS
A few times a year, Tere (Cherry Pie Picache) makes a terrific traditional Filipino dish called Adobo for her friends Mike (Christopher De Leon), Marissa (Dina Bonnevie), Gerry (Ricky Davao), and Raul (Paolo Montalban). Each time they gather at her house to eat, they talk about some new event that marks a pivotal moment in their lives. more...
MPAA RATING
R, sexuality and language
RUNTIME
1 hour, 43 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Jan 25, 2002
Video: May 27, 2003
RELEASE COMPANY
Outrider Pictures
GENRE
Comedies, Relationships, Friendships, Sex, Love
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SUBMIT/EDIT ARTICLE
SUBMIT USER REVIEW
FORUM
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 "It sticks rigidly to the paradigm, rarely permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived, well-worn situations."
-- Bob Strauss, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
"While American Adobo has its heart (and its palate) in the right place, its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy, even."
-- Arthur Salm, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
"What a pity ... that the material is so second-rate."
-- David Noh, FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
"Though clearly well-intentioned, this cross-cultural soap opera is painfully formulaic and stilted."
-- Maitland McDonagh, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE
"Mushes the college-friends genre (The Big Chill) together with the contrivances and overwrought emotion of soap operas."
-- Moira MacDonald, SEATTLE TIMES
 "The film is reasonably entertaining, though it begins to drag two-thirds through, when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy."
-- Andy Klein, NEW TIMES
"Although melodramatic and predictable, this romantic comedy explores the friendship between five Filipino-Americans and their frantic efforts to find love."
-- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH
"Too much clunky dialog in mawkish situations dissolve this flick into shrill histrionics."
-- E! ONLINE
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ROTTEN 44%
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"Marinated in clichés and mawkish dialogue."
-- Megan Turner, NEW YORK POST
"An intimate, good-humored ethnic comedy like numerous others but cuts deeper than expected."
-- Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"American Adobo is entertaining and it's filled with fine performances from the ensemble cast."
-- Mario Tarradell, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"The script by Vincent R. Nebrida ... tries to cram too many ingredients into one small pot."
-- Michael O'Sullivan, WASHINGTON POST
"In Adobo, ethnicity is not just the spice, but at the heart of more universal concerns."
-- Wendy Lee, VILLAGE VOICE
"A big meal of cliches that the talented cast generally chokes on."
-- David Hunter, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"When not wallowing in its characters' frustrations, the movie is busy contriving false, sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems."
-- Stephen Holden, NEW YORK TIMES
"Stiff and schmaltzy and clumsily directed."
-- Edward Guthmann, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Really is a pan-American movie, with moments of genuine insight into the urban heart."
-- John Anderson, NEWSDAY
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