Bella tells the story of two people's experience over one day in New York. One is a young waitress who's just been fired on account of being late for the third day in a row, the other is young man who was a famous soccer player but now works as main chef for the same restaurant for reasons we don't at first know. When the waitress is fired, the chef goes with her and they begin a journey that will culminate in a decision that will affect both their lives forever.
Bella is a great story; there's no doubt about that. Unless you are completely heartless, the story will move you by the end. The back stories we find out about both of these characters are excellent. Yes, story is not where Bella lacks at all. The plot is told intriguingly through inter-cut times and places. This does what it can to help move along the too slow film. Where Bella really falls is in it's pacing which just didn't move quickly enough.
The actors are nothing that special, both giving fine but unmemorable performances. The script itself is rather chatty, having our characters talking a little too much in pivotal scenes. However, Bella is definitely worth a view, and has a wonderful message for today. One only wishes this story could have been told just a little bit better. 7/10 stars...
Jay Addison
Bella is a great story; there's no doubt about that. Unless you are completely heartless, the story will move you by the end. The back stories we find out about both of these characters are excellent. Yes, story is not where Bella lacks at all. The plot is told intriguingly through inter-cut times and places. This does what it can to help move along the too slow film. Where Bella really falls is in it's pacing which just didn't move quickly enough.
The actors are nothing that special, both giving fine but unmemorable performances. The script itself is rather chatty, having our characters talking a little too much in pivotal scenes. However, Bella is definitely worth a view, and has a wonderful message for today. One only wishes this story could have been told just a little bit better. 7/10 stars...
Jay Addison