SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Dale Haufrect "Bella" is an emotional film from 2006. It is currently available on NetFlix Instant Download Streaming. The director is Alejandro Montevverde. The writers are Alejandro Monteverde and Patrick Million. The cast includes Eduardo Verastegui as Jose, Tammy Blanchard as Nina, Manny Perez a Manny, Angelica Aragon, Jaime Tirelli, Ramon Rodriguez, Amando Riesco, Sophie Nyweide, Ali Landry, Ewq Da Cruz, Alexa Gerasimovich, Herb Lovelle, Tawny Cypress, Doug DeBeech, Nichael Mosley, Dominic Colon, David Castro, Wade Mylius, Michael Chin, Marilyn Torres, Jim Stanek,Teresa Yenque, Sara Dawson, Jamie Schofield, Lukas Behnken, Melinda Peinado and Kola Ogundrian. The movie is a romantic drama that deepens with every minute of the show. It is warmhearted and well choreographed. I gave it 8 stars. Dale Haufrect

DJAkin When Erin loaned me this movie, I was unsure of what to expect. The cover of it has the handsome Eduardo Verástegui as the star and I was expecting this movie to be more of a "chick flick". However, I started watching with an open mind and my suspicions were quickly put to rest. This movie had more of an "independent movie" feel to it.I liked this movie and Jose, the main character - was a joy to watch. At first, it shows him with short hair and just some stubble. Then fast forward many years and there he is in a kitchen as a chef with a huge beard and long hair. His older brother (I think it's his older brother) is named Manny. At first I really hated Manny for firing his waitress, Nina for being late. But I grew to like him later on. Speaking of Nina, I really liked her also. She seemed like a great fit for Jose. There was a good connection between the two but they never really did more than just hang out with each other. I liked the family dynamic of Jose's family. I was very much expecting a LOT more drama in this movie than there actually was. Sure, Jose killed that girl by accident in his car, but this movie did not dwell on that too badly. I've seen other movies which have such a thing happen and the remainder of the movie is painful to watch. When I watched BELLA, I was feeling good more than bad. Why? Because there was more happiness in this movie than tragedy.I am guessing that at the end of the movie, Jose agreed to watch over the baby, who I assume is named Bella, while Nina got her life pieced back together. The last part of the movie has Nina meeting her child for the first time. It was touching.Again, this movie was NOT a dramatic movie like CRASH by any means. It was just a slice of life movie where the interaction between the characters was enjoyable to watch, specifically Jose and Nina, The Mother and Non English speaking father - and Jose's brothers. I am glad that Erin suggested this movie to me.

lsensabaugh The cast was amazing - and the story was very poignant. An incredible first time effort by the director! I can see why this movie gained so much support by people in the industry. Very nice to see a movie about a Hispanic family without the shadow of drugs, profanity, and sordid behavior. Well acted, looking forward to more from this crew. Many people can find something of themselves in this movie - the characters handle grief, responsibility, forgiveness of self and others, and personal pain. This movie reminds us that we all have the right stuff inside to do the right thing -- and upon reflection this movie makes us realize in a gentle way that we don't do the right thing often enough.

Howard Key There is basically no drama in it; extremely boring; a few Hispanics speaking accented English; the photographer shot the movie by carrying a constantly very shaky camera -- thereby making me feel like throwing up quickly -- like feeling sea sick or car sick.I do not know how the writers and director could create such a piece of junk. I am also surprised how could the actresses and actors would be willing to waste their time like this.Basically the scenes were boring and boring. The camera was pretty shaky. It does not tell why the woman in the film got pregnant and why the guy (Jose) just wanted to adopt her daughter. It does not tell why in the end Jose got her daughter and she had not spent anytime with her own daughter. The talkings are very faked, acted.I really regret renting this terrible junk. I suggest you do not waste time on this one.