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American Violet (2008)
Wow!! Excellent movie!
I just watched this movie and would recommend it to all my friends and family. It is a drama based on a true story that happened in Texas. The movie is not the kind that you can't bring yourself to watch because of too much violence. Excellent performances, especially by the strong women roles, and most especially by the beautiful Nicole Beharie. The movie shows how unfair our legal system can be when the people running the show are biased and full of hatred just because someone is of a different color. I especially loved American Violet because the ACLU fought for justice and Dee Roberts, (Beharie) refused to be beat down by the system into accepting a plea bargain when she knew she was not guilty. She stood up for herself, even though she had to endure harassment and threats, but came out a winner in the end. Justice won! I love those kind of "feel good" stories. I think I'll go out and buy it.
Bella (2006)
beautiful!!
Every once in a while you come upon a movie that can just wrench your heart out, and that is exactly what this movie did to me. It was absolutely beautiful! I'd suggest bringing a bunch of Kleenex though. The characters were exquisitely human, with human flaws, fears, failings, and disappointments in life. That is precisely what makes the film so real and causes the audience to connect with the characters. It made me laugh many times, as well as cry, and it showed a kind of intense closeness and love within a family that many people yearn to have for themselves. I can't wait until the movie comes out on DVD so I can watch it again and again.