Linkshoch Wonderful Movie

Micitype Pretty Good

GarnettTeenage The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Mikey This has to be one of the coolest movies ever made for t.v. The plot, the plot twists! I wish there was a sequel so we find out how Sophia and the rest of the "bella mafia" kills the others responsible. Does Moyra, "He's so old," marry Vito Giancamo? What happens to Rosa and Michael? Kinski was the perfect actress to be cast for this film. As was Redgrave. I especially like her during the cooking scene in the Corolla house, "There's more..." as they drug Luka. The script is smart and the dialog well written. I kinda felt like there was some relation to real world cosmic thing, when Luka comes back to his "mi mama." Teresa needed to be given the chance to show how business savvy she was. Moyra was the comic relief. I especially like the end when Sophia, Teresa, and Graziella do a final toast with one of the mafia guys (I can't remember his name). It is so funny how sweet they are. Love this movie!!! I wish it would come out on DVD soon.

a I think this movie is so amazing i've been looking for it ever since i watched it on Aussie TV ten years ago,its by far the best movie i've seen,amazing twist and really emotional.it has really good actors, and i'm still trying to find the movie i haven't tried purchasing online, but i'm gonna give that a try for the first time ever, just so i can get a copy of this movie,it is a very dramatic film and will make anyone cry, i hope UAE T.V channel one or MBC 2 decide to put on T.V because it will definitely be worth it

ksenia lappo I have seen this movie about 4 years back and I couldn't forget it ever since. I got mixed up with the name of the movie and now that I have finally found it, makes me so happy. I really liked this movie and would recommend it to others. Maybe there are some faults with the acting or the age of the actors that don't change throughout the whole movie, but I have never really seen a movie, which was perfect. Bella Mafia, actually keeps you tensed and you can hardly take your eyes off the screen. It's a really good movie. I remember myself sitting on the chair for 3 hours without even getting out of the room and knowing me being very much picky in movies, this gotta be a good movie! For those who haven't seen The Last Don, I would surely recommend to see it as well.

Carl S Lau 'Bella Mafia' was a TV mini-series that is available on VHS tape in two versions: one an apparently truncated version of 117 minutes on one tape while the preferable version is over two tapes and 180 minutes or three hours (but that includes seven minutes of previews of other films). One could think of this as a poor cousin to 'The Godfather,' but from the point of view of the women. These women are the wives or would be wife of the Luciano family. The men, father and sons, are all killed and it is up to the women to even the score. It has a nice look to it, but seems to overly draw from 'The Godfather' by using the name Michael and without compelling supporting character actors. Unfortunately for 'Bella Mafia' there are no equivalents of Al Pacino to be found here or anything resembling the presence of Marlon Brando. Hence, the movie is dominated by two presence's: Vanessa Redgrave as the matriarch of the family and Nastassja Kinski, one of her daughters-in-law. With the end of the first half of the movie, it is more than obvious what will eventually happen in the second half. The only question being what will be the details? In that sense, the movie unfolds very predictably and there is little suspense. It is a problem that the author of the novel, Lynda La Plante, never overcomes because she is also credited with the 'teleplay.' It is then a matter of appreciating the performances. All of the male actors seem to be weak and are easily overshadowed first by Vanessa Redgrave and then by the take-control of the film by Nastassja Kinski. Nastassja's performance is intelligent, as usual, and exceedingly even throughout at an elevated level. She is more than believable and has at least given a very good performance, covering lots of emotional range. Make no mistake, this is no 'Godfather' or anything close. Just never mess with Nastassja's Sophia character, otherwise one is likely to end up dead.