Rating: 
Summary: Best Romantic Comedy In Years!
Review: This was by far the best romantic comedy I've seen in years. Gigli starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez was crap compared to this film. Passionada is the story of Celia Amonte and Charles Beck, who fall head over hills for one another. But unknown to Celia is the fact that Charles is a gambler, who doesn't have two pennies to rub together; he's completely broke and is being financially supported by friends. This is a great love story. The DVD/VHS for this film is to be released sometime in January 2004.
Rating:
Summary: Best Romantic Comedy In Years!
Review: This was by far the best romantic comedy I've seen in years. Gigli starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez was crap compared to this film. Passionada is the story of Celia Amonte and Charles Beck, who fall head over hills for one another. But unknown to Celia is the fact that Charles is a gambler, who doesn't have two pennies to rub together; he's completely broke and is being financially supported by friends. This is a great love story. The DVD/VHS for this film is to be released sometime in January 2004.
Rating:
Summary: Suspend disbelief and just enjoy it
Review: Yeah, yeah, it's a highly unlikely situation, and it's not believable in lots of parts. But still. Just get over it and sit back to enjoy this lovely and entertaining movie. Set in New Bedford, a Portuguese fishing town, it tells the story of a drop deal gorgeous widow (Sofia Milos) who spurns all potential suitors, is living adjacent (duplex) to her mother-in-law (the mama from Real Women Have Curves), and is raising her teenage daughter very strictly. The only place she releases the soul of her passion is in restaurants where she sings fado music, passionate Portuguese ballads of intense drama.
Of course the daughter is no dummy and finds ways to sneak off to casinos; for inexplicable reasons, she yearns to be a card shark. She finds a guy who just might be willing to teach her a thing or two. Happens the guy also has heard Mama singing her fado gig and has fallen ace over deuces for her.
Some great scenes, some great music, some poignant scenes, lots of touching humor. A satisfying way to spend an evening.
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