Bella (2007)

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Rating: PG-13

Release Date: Oct 26, 2007

Running Time: 91 mins.

Additional Notes: dialogue Spanish and English, subtitled English

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Sophie Nyweide, Eduardo Verastegui, Ramon Rodriguez, Tammy Blanchard, Manny Perez, Ali Landry, Angelica Aragon, Jaime Tirelli, Lukas Behnken, Peter Bucosi

director: Alejandro Gomez Monteverde

Bella

Nina, a young, unmarried waitress at a Mexican restaurant, finds herself pregnant and without work after coming in late several days because of morning sickness. Jose, the restaurant's chef, is taken by Nina's plight and becomes her sole confidant. Jose helps her walk through her decision on what to do with her pregnancy. In the process, he bears secrets from his own mysterious past, which reveal his tenderness and passion for her and the child she is carrying.

Anything can happen in a New York minute, as director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde makes clear with his Big Apple-set dramedy about two wounded souls in need of some serious healing. But it takes just a couple of seconds to realize that Bella is as earnest as it is implausible and unconvincing.

Story

The first time we meet Jose (Eduardo Verastegui), the up-and-coming soccer star is boasting to a bunch of kids about the big-time contract he's just signed. The next thing you know, he's slaving away…