Ariella Broughton
It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
Curt
Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.
Fleur
Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
Zeusalicious
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. I initially was turned off by the idea of a Scott Baio movie, but he did an excellent job. I was very impressed. The movie is a very tender and sweet movie and the acting is the high point. At times heavy handed in the plot, it is forgivable by the excellent portrayal. I highly recommend this movie. The actress portraying Bella was particularly noteworthy. Here smile was the most memorable part of the movie. The other thing I liked about this movie was the basic plot, which is that of a man who chased a career tenaciously only to find it didn't seem to fit with the recipe of his life. When faced with the incongruity of the life he had built and the life he felt, he was willing to allow his mind to follow his heart to a new life.
rushfanjenn26
I first saw The Bread, My Sweet (renamed A Wedding for Bella) when it hit theaters. I wished for a box of tissues as I sat there. This movie touched me very deeply. Rosemary Prinz as Bella was the perfect first-generation Italian woman. While the accent may have been a little hit and miss, the attitude, the facial expressions and the gestures were perfect. I first saw this movie in the year after I lost my grandmother and the similarities between Bella and my Gram are too numerous to be listed.I suppose that my connection to this movie is that it is HOME for me. I feel welcome in Bella and Mossimo's kitchen, I know this family, I have celebrated with them on Christmas Eve. (Not literally of course, but there are many similarities to my large Italian family.)Also, as a displaced Pittsburgher, I do feel a strong connection to this movie that I suppose many other people don't have.I was very surprised by Scott Baio in this movie, I thought he was excellent. Rosemary Prinz was also totally convincing in her role, and Shuler Hemsley as Pino, oh, what can I say, my heart just breaks for him. Kristin Minter is really the only drawback in the cast, coming off as wooden and somewhat unfeeling.All in all, a fantastic movie, but be armed with tissues.
Mikko_Elo_
i was willing to bet money scott baio would've directed this himself, so much it seemed like an actor's 'personal project'. it's written so lousy it's unbelievable, the acting is poor, the characters even more stupendous. kristin minter, john seitz and shuler hensley all fail badly and scott baio is so self-involved it's sickening. rosemary prinz is pretty good, and about the only good thing in this pic. the aim of the movie is to shamelessly milk tears from the gullible audience. thankfully people are not as stupid as the creators of this film obviously thought...not everyone falls for it, and they shouldn't either, it's so obvious. movie making like this is just despicable. me no like.
kastellos
A very good tearjerker. Scott Baio is amazingly good as is the entire cast. The accents of Bella and Massimo are not good (although I'm not Italian, I grew up in a strong working-class Italian neighborhood) but they don't really take away from their performances. The new (i.e. relatively unknown) actress who plays Lucca is a gem. I would like to see here more often. Shuler Hensley as Pino wrenches the heart. The story line is far-fetched, but the acting and setting are so good, they come very, very close to making it entirely believable.The Pittsburgh backdrop is gorgeous and greatly adds to the film.If you're jaded and not sentimental or do not come from an ethnic background you may not like it, but if you're a sentimental Italian, or Greek, or Spaniard, or Lebanese, etc., I think you will enjoy it and use up a box of tissues.
