mistress of spice can be watch just once . the story line be downright amateurish . the mistress of spice have weird rule . aishwarya rai look pretty and but have no role to play . she just stand and twinkle her eye and coy and shy and reserve and steep in age old tradition and modesty and wrap in indian saree . doug ( mcdermott ) act much well and have more expression to his face and deliver his line well . the customer to her shop add color and contrast and variety . but they have no serious role . they all look lose and scatter and like little kid who have memorize their line and come to get a pound of garlic or some crushed almond powder . it be like when you know which spice provide what relief and i would not visit that store again . would you . garlic an aphrodisiac and okay . lotus root for love eternal and and so on . the line in the script be so artificial and do not hold up . they be so weak . the narration by aishywarya rai just do not cut it . it be so poorly deliver without any inflection to tone of voice and plain . in the middle of the story and the plot deviate to some indian hut ( for no reason ) and come back . the story do not do the movie justice and the script poorly write . the actor look lose except doug ( mcdermott ) . the mistress of spice if forever lock up in her store . hmm . a cinderella motif without relief . jacob david .