Brainsbell The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Geert Dickhoff First of all, don't get me wrong, I am an mafia-film kind of person. I like the atmosphere these movies breath. The whole Italian culture is reflected in films like the Godfather trilogy. Is Bella Mafia one of these movies? No, and I'll tell you why. The casting is poor, no authentic Italian woman had natural blond hair and blue eyes. Most women in this movie have the most non-Italian features, it's a shame. The casting of the men is better, especially James Marsden, who plays Luka is a good portrayal of the character. The story is really good though. Interesting and moving, the movie portrays the life of a Italian family (the standard ingredient of a mafia film) in Sicily. When the head of the family don Roberto Luciano declines an offer of Corolla (he wants to do business in narcotics) he kills his youngest son. Michael Luciano was engaged to be married with the pregnant Sophia (a beautiful blond and blue eyed young woman). Don Roberto Luciano swears revenge on Corolla but before he can do so the whole male side of the family is murdered by Corolla's adopted son Luka, the twisted, uneducated son of Sophia. Sophia, and all the wives of the Luciano men swear vengeance to whoever did it. A very interesting movie to watch, but please do not expect a great mafia movie like the Godfather. The real mafia-Italian atmosphere is missing, but other than that, I can recommend Bella Mafia to the mafia lovers.

artb50 There have been many TV movies based on the mafia, but this particular film, BELLA MAFIA, is about the finest. Brilliant performances by the entire cast. In my humble opinion, and even though I have seen a lot of his work I believe this is JAMES MARSDEN'S finest performance. It still irks me to this day why he was not nominated for an Emmy. The guy is superb, as well as Natasha Kinski and Vanessa Redgrave. JAMES MARSDEN, as handsome as ever, is pure evil and brings so much depth to his character. You want to care about him and fear him at the same time. This movie ranks up there with THE GODFATHER. Do not hesitate to see this movie. The fact that it is not on DVD yet is a crime unto itself!! It has not popped up on TV lately but it should. Too bad this wasn't originally a theatrical release. It has Oscar written all over it!!

simplyintriguing This is my favorite movie, I love mafia movies but this one shows the strength of women and their ability to run things just as good as if not better than a man. I would recommend everyone see this movie it is wonderful! It makes you laugh it makes you cry, it even makes you angry but in the end it will make you happy that you decided to watch it. The actors and actresses were great you would think that you were watching their real lives and not just a movie they auditioned before because everything was so natural. There were some little tweaks that I would personally make to the movie to make it more interesting and more tuned to my personal taste but other than those few minor things this is the best movie that I have ever seen.

nifabs BELLA MAFIA is a moving story - which holds your interest for those with brains and intellect. The women show power and raw emotion comes into play. Nastassia Kinski and Vanessa Redgrave are brilliant actresses when it comes to underplaying emotions and living it all through the face. James Marsden's Luka is heinuos and totally insensate in his lunacy. It's where Nastassia discovers Luka is her son after killing him and she buries him without revealing this secret to the other women of the Luciano clan that we see the power of the Bella Mafia. They are able to hold death defying secrets, suffer life threatening suffer losses and not betray themselves or their cause. As Nastassia takes off her dress, the dress in which she murdered her firstborn and lights a fire out of it by his graveside, we see the Phoenix rise, an awakening of steel, the rebirth of blood causes. Only death can stop the Bella Mafia. There is a play on all the characters but Nastassia and Vanessa Redgrave are outstanding in role as doomed lover, widow, vengeful mother/gun totting matriarch, shrewd defender of the brood and finally Head Of The Clan. These Women Rule OK!!!10/10