Style: Romantic Comedy
Director: Mark Waters
Starring: Scott Foley, Placid Violante, Mayan Reficco
Working Time: 99 minutes
Synopsis: Widowed American restaurant advisor and ex-chef Eric (Scott Foley) rushes to the Italian village of Montezara, the place his 24 year-old daughter Olivia (Maia Reficco) has to determined to purchase a villa for €1. Eric desires to speak Olivia out of the venture, however then meets the city’s Mayor Francesca (Violante Placido), who’s eager to spice up funding and entice newcomers. Olivia selects a villa and Eric hangs round to assist in the renovations, permitting time to bond along with his daughter and for love to flourish with Francesca.
What Works Properly: This laid again romance is unfailingly nice, good natured, and healthful. The Italian countryside surroundings is in fact picturesque and populated by quirky locals.
What Does Not Work As Properly: Not far faraway from a Hallmark film written by AI, the mind-numbing predictability is beset by cultural stereotypes, plastic dialogue (together with remarkably unconvincing father-daughter dynamics), a give up to coincidences, and cringey moments of contrived cuteness. A television-level forged doesn’t assist.
Key Quote:
Eric (surveying a derelict villa): The €1 price ticket is smart now.
Francesca: For €1 you anticipate the Sistine Chapel?
All Ace Black Film Weblog evaluations are right here.