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Title: Passionada (2002)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jason Isaacs | ... | Charles Beck | |
| Sofia Milos | ... | Celia Amonte | |
| Emmy Rossum | ... | Vicky Amonte | |
| Theresa Russell | ... | Lois Vargas | |
| Lupe Ontiveros | ... | Angelica Amonte | |
| Seymour Cassel | ... | Daniel Vargas | |
| Chris Tardio | ... | Gianni Martinez | |
| Benjamin Mouton | ... | Frankie the Pit Boss | |
| Robert Montano | ... | Father Emmanuel | |
| Luis Colina | ... | Anthony | |
| Bill Burr | ... | Blackjack Player | |
| Russ Vigilante | ... | Roberto | |
| Anthero Montenegro | ... | Joseph Amonte | |
| George Gund | ... | Fisherman | |
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Shawn FitzGerald | ... | Blackjack Dealer |
Passionada is a romantic comedy about a Portuguese widow whose husband, a fisherman, died at sea. The widow's naive teenage daughter wants to be a professional gambler and she convinces her mother to date a British man who's new in town. The widow falls for the Brit, a professional gambler who pretends to be in the fishing business. Written by Anonymous
Independent film making is to be commended because it brings a different view about things that are so over blown by mainstream Hollywood fare. That said, it's completely incomprehensible the negative comments generated by "Passionada". This film, directed with style by Dan Ireland, deserves better than what has been written in IMDb.
Most of the venom directed to "Passionada" seems to be about its authenticity and the ethnicity of the characters being misrepresented by the cast assembled. Those complaints are baseless. Do the same people that put it down have anything to say when they watch other mainstream films that have no logic at all? I don't think so. Lighten up, people it's only a film that aims at entertaining its viewers.
"Passionada" is a small film about loss and redemption told in cinematic terms by a cast that plays well together. Jason Isaacs, the card sharpie Charles Beck, finds love with the dark and sultry Celia Amonte, played by Sofia Milos. Their love grows in spite of all what Charles hides from his past.
Lupe Ontiveros, an excellent actress, doesn't have much to do in the film, but then it's not her story we are watching. Emmy Rossum is the rebel daughter. Seymour Cassel and Theresa Russell are fine in their small roles.
The town of New Bedford, Massachussets, serves as the perfect background for this romantic comedy.