A Wedding for Bella (aka The Bread, My Sweet) (2000) Directed by Melissa Martin (II), 105 minutes,
5.0/10 (98 votes)
About the Movie: People use the word "sleeper" loosely, but A Wedding for Bella (released to theaters as The Bread, My Sweet) truly fits the bill. This tiny-budgeted charmer had modest distribution, but managed to win over the audiences that stumbled across it. In order to please his beloved elders, an Italian-American (Scott Baio) plots to marry a woman (Kristin Minter) he doesn't even know, with much of the action set around the homey ethnic bakery he owns in Pittsburgh. Yes, it's all very Moonstruck, but without the star power or the glossy finish; in fact, the production values (and some of the acting) in this film are variable to the point of clumsy. But there's a warm, intimate mood here that's inextricable from the homemade style. And, in an image-changing turn, former kid star Scott Baio delivers a terrific, assured performance. It's the biggest surprise in a sweet movie. --Robert Horton
The Bread, My Sweet (134) The Bread, My Sweet movie trailer. People
use the word "sleeper" loosely,
but A Wedding for Bella (released to
theaters as The Bread, My Sweet) truly
fits the bill. This tiny-budgeted charmer
had...
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