Product: Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Rating: 5.0
Funny and Cute
What a fun movie. It's so pretty to watch as well-- bright and full of color-- and that's not just because of the flowers and the stunning hillsides, the actors bring plenty of color to the film as well. Diane Lane is especially enjoyable in this one, playing a character we all knew she would be a perfect fit for, because let's face it, Diane Lane can do very little wrong.She plays Frances, a newly divorced writer who becomes so miserable in her life living in an apartment complex for divorcees that she decides to take her friend's offer to go on a romantic tour of Tuscany-- a gay romantic tour of Tuscany. Not that this matters at all in the film (because it really doesn't), but this is the reason she decides to leave in the first place because she'll have no chance that anyone will hit on her while she's "Gay And Away."Taking yet another chance, Frances buys an adorable little villa called Bramasole, which is just as picturesque as can be. Soon we get a plethora of interesting characters-- two ethnically mis-matched teens in love, a guy who never talks that can't stop shaking when he's around Frances, a goofy rotund contractor, a crazy blonde actress and more. This all equals a fun movie that no one should miss.Okay, so some cliches are employed here, but just think of how many movies do this. It's hard to create a truly original film without using some of the elements that audiences have come to love in a love story. Cliche is perhaps afterall a much overused word in the movie business. What matters is that a movie is fun to watch with fun characters and a plot that will no doubt make you smile. That's what's truly important. So get this movie and smile, just like Frances learns to do.