movie review time - bella

For those of you not in the Griffin "know", Angie and I are now running the youth group over at Gateway Church. Tonight, we took them all to see a free screening of a new movie called "Bella". It's a movie about a young waitress in New York who gets fired the same day she finds out she's pregnant. The movie is about the struggle she goes through deciding whether to abort the baby.

My review - pretty good. It wasn't overtly obnoxious or preachy. It was pretty thoughtful if a bit sweet-n-fluffy. My son pointed out to me that there wasn't really a plot you could follow until the very end when the whole movie just kinda clicks into place.

Overall, a solid effort. No profanity. No sex scenes. No suggestive language. It's related PG-13 for... well, I'm not really sure what for. There are a few disturbing images, but I've seen PG movies that are much worse. Viewers give it an "A" while critics give it a "D-". I can't help but wonder if they would have scored it higher if the character had decided to abort the baby.