Product: Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Rating: 3.0
It was fluffy, but okay.
This was not the most profound movie in the world. Diane Lane is beautiful and engaging. Sandro Oh's character is beautiful and funny. The male characters, except for the real estate agent, are not developed at all. The plot's premise revolves around a story someone told her. They (the governments of Italy and Austria?) built a railroad between Venice and Vienna through the Alps before they had a train that could make the trip. The point is that you have to have faith that every thing works out for those who make bizarre decisions. Diane Lane's character buys a house and builds a home in Tuscani, because after her divorce, she wants to rebuild her life. She wants a wedding at her home, a family to live at her house, etc. I agree. There is not much to the plot, but that's okay sometimes.One of the good features of the movie is the scenery. The town and the country side are stunning. Despite the plot, there are some touching moments. There is some humor. The bad features are that many of the characters are sterotypes and do not really live. Some of the characters' decisions make me scratch my head sometimes. Diane Lane's character is an author, but we never see her working on a book. She never seems to run out of money. She budgeted her money somewhat carefully when she bought the house and she had to have gone over her budget when she rebuilt the house and did some major landscaping. However, she never seems to have money problems after she bought the house. She was a professor so she must have lost her job when she moved.The point is do not analyze the movie too much and just relax.