Review of Bella (2007) by Margarita T — 16 May 2009

I liked some little things like the "future" inside the present acting. The "insides" are not only from memories, but also from what will happen months after the scene we are seeing. In the other hand, these scenes could also be imagination of some of the two characters and we actually just don´t know if they happened or not. There are two examples: when Nina is supposed to make an abortion, gives up and Jose is there to support her; or in the end, when he adopts her child. This last scene seems real and I think we all take it as real, but it could not be... maybe in another film.

Despite that, everything is too obvious end expected: it´s clear that it will happen a car accident and it´s even clear when we see Jose, now with a long beard, watching a little girl at the beach, that some tragedy happend and that it has something to do with a child.

Also, Eduardo Verástgui/Jose didn´t convince me at all! Predictable and not authentic.