Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

harry-james I watched this movie when it first came out 15 years ago, and I still re-watch it every single year. Through all of my own personal growth and aging 15 years, it still stands the test of time and I always find something new in Frances' story to connect with. Beautiful scenery, gorgeous music and an outstanding performance from Diane Lane. This film stands the test of time and I can't recommend it enough.

Lazyl Full disclosure: I am a recently (ecstatically) divorced woman living my life happily as a whole person without (gasp!) a man. Also a successful and hard-working writer.Diane Lane does as well as she can, but this "a woman's happiness is with a man" shtick is tired. A divorced American writer who lost her San Francisco house to her ex and his lover travels to Italy and suddenly has the wherewithal to buy a run-down Italian money-pit villa where men emerge everywhere to make her feel better? Without having to resort to (gasp!) actual writing work? What happened to truly finding your self and caring for that person, regardless of who is around to fluff up your ego? A friend recommended this because I love Italy (the real one, not this 50s fantasy) and was recently divorced. Give me "Enchanted April" instead where women discover they are complete just as they are, without any hangers on or people to tell them how great/beautiful/amazing they are. Not against men, just against anyone defining themselves solely by a relationship. What ever happened to loving human partnerships where both are able to fulfill themselves in the context of the relationship? Sorry I wasted the hour and a half. Better off petting the cat and enjoying just being alive.

Anssi Vartiainen Under the Tuscan Sun, based on a memoir of the same name by Frances Mayes, tells her tale after she gets divorced and decides to buy a Tuscan villa on a whim. The film is rather lighthearted in tone, and is really more a feature film length tourist advertisement for Tuscany, but not in a bad way. A lot of time is spent getting to know the locals and the areas around, but seeing as Tuscany is one of the most charming places on Earth, there are worse ways to spend an hour or two.Diana Lane plays the lead role, and a lot of the film's strengths can be attributed to her. She is a very fetching woman, and she also has enough acting skills to pull off the more somber drama scenes in the beginning as well. Her inner monologues also give the movie some much needed maturity and depth, more because of her presence and tone than through what was actually said. Still, a Golden Globe nomination well earned, I'd say.As for the downsides, it is rather shallow when it comes to actual themes and messages. The romance subplots are rather meaningless and/or clichéd, the plot twists are not all that exciting and even the setting grows a bit stale near the end. Sure, they were tied by the source material and I do get that they didn't set out to make anything all that world shattering to begin with, but I still don't think this is a movie you're going to remember for years to come.And that's really the movie in a nutshell. It's charming and fetching, but also rather meaningless. Fluff, in other words, but sometimes it's nice to see a fluff movie and this is certainly one of the better examples of those.

Isabella Wijsman This movie shows you how to live your life and dare to make your dreams come true. It's about taking a leap of faith when you least expect it and however terrifying it is, daring to see it through. It's also a story about love and how you really only can give love, when your life is full and you truly love yourself. The movie shows you a beautiful sight of Italy where classic villagers and modern life go hand in hand. You see a woman who finds herself at the total bottom of her life, and the only way she can go is up. It takes some people a year, some almost a lifetime but the only thing that matters is the road. It doesn't matter how long it takes for you to get to where you want to, but if you make it, that's when your life truly begins. Home really is where the heart is.