Product: Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Rating: 2.0
Read the book, skip the movie
I read "Under the Tuscan Sun" over a year ago, and though it seemed hard to get into in the beginning, I suddenly found myself wrapped into the saga of the "money pit" house. The descriptions of the local people, the food, and the house were enchanting. When I heard that a film was being made of the book, I admit that I was somewhat puzzled as to how the journal-style writing would come across on the big screen. I'm not a big "movie theatre" goer, but when I heard that the film with the book's title was coming out on DVD I had to satisfy my curiosity.I've just completed watching the movie, and as somewhat expected, I am thoroughly disappointed. Although the Italian scenery is sublime, the storyline is too different from the book. The characters (though completely understandable in the book) do not seem connected to one another at all. I had problems following why characters, and their ecentricities, were introduced and I already knew the story!Diane Lane is beautiful and the scenery is gorgeous, but in the end I didn't "care" about any of the characters or the outcome. It just seemed to run out of steam (or water)...or maybe it was the absence of the adorable Italian from Positano :) In any case, take the time to read the book instead.