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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Orlando Sentinel (1,594) on 25 Oct 2007

An engaging failure, an inversion of some New York movie clichés, a sweet if incomplete movie about love with the proper stranger in the city…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 25 Oct 2007

A barely disguised anti-abortion tract, Bella is simple-minded, heavy-handed and as subtle as a gorilla in a tutu…

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By John Monaghan (292) for Detroit Free Press (942) on 25 Oct 2007

Confessional moments and life lessons pop up around every corner as the movie swaps reality for old-fashioned melodrama. The movie defies logic…

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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 25 Oct 2007

Monteverde's unobtrusive direction makes Bella into something far more interesting and affecting than the mediocre telenovela it could have been…

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By Frank Lovece (341) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 25 Oct 2007

May be the warmest, most heartbreaking family drama I've seen in years…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 25 Oct 2007

Blanchard and Verastegui are the stars of the show here, and their interplay of trust and light flirtation is what keeps Bella out of the death…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 25 Oct 2007

A heart-tugger with the confidence not to tug too hard…

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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 25 Oct 2007

What are you going to do when your lead actress offers a performance that's as unlikable as the woman she's portraying…

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By Steven D. Greydanus (674) for Decent Films Guide (519) on 25 Oct 2007

Bolstered by engaging performances and an appealing Latin milieu, Bella tells a simple, idealistic story with considerable style and charm…

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By Geoff Berkshire (602) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 24 Oct 2007

Without a standout performance or a compelling story the entire project is so slight you practically forget you've seen it before it's even over…

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By Richard Nilsen (100) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 24 Oct 2007

It ends like a TV show, and everyone has learned a neat little lesson. Phooey…

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By Cynthia Conlin (3) for Orlando Weekly (1,048) on 24 Oct 2007

Where a typical love story is often fantastical, the characters and situations in Bella are penetratingly real, with the grit, glare and sorrow…

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By Julia Wallace (30) for Village Voice (8,525) on 22 Oct 2007

I won't spoil it, except to say that it manages to be utterly predictable without making any sense at all…

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By Ed Gonzalez (1,102) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 20 Oct 2007

Scored to a relentless mix of Spanish and English pop anthems, cut like a Grudge freak-out, and performed with all the gusto of a Chespirito skit…

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By Robert Koehler (477) for Variety (12,700) on 01 Feb 2007

The warm stars can do only so much to humanize a mucky narrative that unavoidably lessens the film's emotional thrust…

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By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 09 Sep 2006

Blanchard delivers a searing, unexpectedly powerful performance that certainly eliminates any doubt as to her abilities…

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