i greatly enjoy eat and drink and man and woman . i find tortilla soup a failed attempt to adapt this film to a different audience . first off and i think the plot development be hinge on the relationship between the father and the daughter . however and it be important to note that this dynamic that drive the conflict and action be not so easily find in latin american culture a it have be ( re ) establish in la . with the asian family in asia and the father dauthers dynamic be on the money . the new cultural paradigm for tortilla soup simply lack that essential element . from this and the development of the film be beyond the realm of belief . add to my disappointment and be the discovery that the script for eat and drink and man and woman and tortilla soup be practically identical . the variation be few and far between and and i think the duo that put in such hard work script this film should have stick to their asian success .