Product: Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Rating: 4.0
A great way to spend a couple of hours
This is just one of those movies I can watch at least once a year. Why more films aren't made about ditching your crummy life and moving to Tuscany, I haven't figured out. It's my ultimate fantasy.In addition to that, Diane Lane gives a gracious performance fraught with uncertainty and humility - she doesn't have it all figured out, and she doesn't pretend to. As a recent divorcee, she is sad and struggling to find herself and figure out what she wants out of life. The bursts of sadness and loneliness she experiences throughout the movie are heartening and lend credence to her plight-she is a middle-aged woman, who has lost her home and has been tossed aside by her uncaring husband - and she is clearly not going to get over it just because she has moved to a (soon to be) fabulous villa in Tuscany. I appreciated this detail because in many movies, the actors behave in a way that is totally inconsistent with how real life would play out.Grab some popcorn and your girlfriends, maybe a Kleenex or two, and enjoy!