Product: Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Rating: 2.0
Too many Hollywood cliches...
The only reason I rented this was because Diane Lane is in it. She does a great job with what she's given, but...that's not a lot. She pulls off the same pained, chiseled expressions that she did in Unfaithful and also exudes the same sort of sexiness. The sad part about this movie is that it, I'm presuming, is supposed to be about a woman escaping a superficial world of betrayal and heartache to romantic, breath-taking Italy to begin a new life with new possibilities. Instead her move to Tuscany is filled with frustrating ironies...such as the only worthwhile Italian guy being married...to her mindless jump into the bed of an Italian playboy (and subsequent tears because he has decided to move on)...etc etc etc. So many of the attempts at depth and humor are too superficial or downright cheesy to be believed. The absurd ending is without a doubt the worst part. There is plenty of political correctness to go around...(this whole thing starts with a "gay tour" of Tuscany)...