Gloria Bell 2018

     Arnold meets Gloria Bell at a nightclub in Los Angeles.  Gloria likes to dance and that’s why she often comes to this club.  Gloria is middle aged and divorced.  She lives alone and she has two children from her previous marriage.  Anne is a yoga instructor and Peter is a stay at home dad to his infant daughter while his wife is away.  Arnold is also divorced and he has two daughters and his ex-wife that he still supports financially.  Arnold owns a paintball arena and he introduces Gloria to this sport.  Gloria invites Arnold to her son’s birthday party.  The other people at the party are Gloria’s two children and her ex-husband Dustin.  The family starts to look at old photos and Arnold suddenly leaves after a call from his daughters?  He left so quietly that Gloria didn’t know he had left?  Arnold begins calling Gloria’s cell phone every five minutes but she doesn't answer??

     Arnold seems too connected to his family?  I wonder if he is really divorced?  His daughters are adults and they don’t work plus his ex wife doesn't work either?  It must be much easier to be supported by Arnold!!  He also doesn’t want his family to know that he is seeing Gloria?  He claims they will ridicule him?  I think all these items are red flags!!  Gloria has definitely moved on from her ex-husband so there are no problems on her side of the relationship.  3 ½* (I liked this movie)

102 min, Drama directed by Sebastian Lelio with Julianne Moore, John Rurturro, Caren Pistorius, Michael Cera, Brad Garrett, Holland Taylor, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Rita Wilson, Chris Mulkey, Cassi Thomson, Tyson Ritter, Jesse Erwin, Chopper Bernet, Gerard Sanders, Sam Behrens.

Note:  Imdb 6.4 out of 10, Rotten Tomatoes 91% critic 44% audience, Roger Ebert 3* Sheila O’Malley, The Guardian 4* out of 5* Peter Bradshaw, Independent 4* out of 5* Adam White, Washington Post 3* out of 4* Ann Hornaday, Irish Times 4* out of 5* Donald Clarke, Amazon 2.9* out of 80 reviews.

Special Note:  Filmed in Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas Nevada.  Arnold reads a very moving poem to Gloria and it is called “For a Young Friend Who Tried to Take His Own Life” by Chilean poet Claudio Bertoni.