Product: Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Rating: 4.0
ignore the ignorant reviews
Just a note: please ignore the clump of negative reviews that mention the "gay agenda" of the film. It seems that a fundamentalist group put out an "alert" and asked all its members to flood the film with negative reviews online in an effort to kill its sales/rentals. It disturbs me to no end that people who claim to uphold the highest moral standards would blatantly lie in order to oppress a group of people.The truth is- there *IS* no gay agenda to this film. There is a supporting character who is lesbian, and her partner leaves her in the middle of her pregnancy. The focus is not on their sexuality or relationship, but on what it's like to start over alone, as a single mother. All relationships, gay or straight, are challenged by the same issues. It's incredibly sad that ONE GAY CHARACTER in a film constitutes a gay agenda to so many people.Honestly, the film isn't a great piece of art. It's just a warm, funny movie about someone who takes a risk and learns a little bit about life along the way. I'd much rather my children see this, with it's so called "gay agenda" than any film with tons of violence and straight sexual content.