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Romantic comedy drama starring Joshua Jackson and Harvey Keitel. Aspiring writer Jeremy Taylor (Jackson) decides to track down his literary hero, reclusive novelist Weldon Parish (Keitel), who is suffering from writer's block and has retreated with his family to his Italian villa. Once there, Jeremy learns more about life and love than he does about literature, as the irascible Weldon's family takes the young writer into their hearts.
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109 of 113 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I watched this film last night with my 'other half' and we both enjoyed it so much that we decided that we must have it in our collection.
The acting is great and the locations in Italy are fantastic. If this film doesn't make you want to get on the nearest plane to Tuscany nothing will.
Yes, the film is a little predictable, cliched and corny as an earlier reviewer says but it loses nothing because of this. It is charming and lovely....just allow yourself to get swept away by it.
This is the perfect film for romantics and those wanting to escape everyday life for a couple of hours. Cynics need not bother.
The acting is great and the locations in Italy are fantastic. If this film doesn't make you want to get on the nearest plane to Tuscany nothing will.
Yes, the film is a little predictable, cliched and corny as an earlier reviewer says but it loses nothing because of this. It is charming and lovely....just allow yourself to get swept away by it.
This is the perfect film for romantics and those wanting to escape everyday life for a couple of hours. Cynics need not bother.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Nigel Mc
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Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you buy this film for what it is - a gentle feel-good film set in an idyllic picturesque location; you will probably not be disappointed. If you buy it with high expectations then it is easy to critically tear it apart. Yes, the story is predictable and the comic moments could have been much better. However, there is much to enjoy and every now and again it is good to watch a film that is pure escapism - lovely scenery, enjoyable music and a happy ending.
41 of 43 people found the following review helpful
By J. Chambers
Format:DVD
I bought this film as I wanted to watch Joshua Jackson in something other than Dawson's Creek (yes, I admit it!). I'd never heard of this film before so didn't expect much from it, but it was actually very good.
I watched it with my fiance and he loved it too. It was really easy to watch and thankfully not too cheesy (I don't like cheesy, corny films). The romance part wasn't too in your face, there were a few laughs along the way and it was a lovely way to spend the evening watching it.
I am really glad I bought it, it's a bit if a different story line, in a lovely setting with great actors. If anyone is thinking about buying it, I'd say go for it, it's worth a watch.
I watched it with my fiance and he loved it too. It was really easy to watch and thankfully not too cheesy (I don't like cheesy, corny films). The romance part wasn't too in your face, there were a few laughs along the way and it was a lovely way to spend the evening watching it.
I am really glad I bought it, it's a bit if a different story line, in a lovely setting with great actors. If anyone is thinking about buying it, I'd say go for it, it's worth a watch.
68 of 73 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I thouroughly enjoyed this film,so much in fact that I will watch it again in a few days.
Joshua Jackson is superb and appears in every scene of the film which is set in the lovely Tuscany countryside,great views.
If that was not enough to wet the appetite then the adorable Claire Forlani also stars along with the very fine Italian actor Gianluca Gianni.The story is about a young budding writer being sent to Italy to track down and convince a once sucessful author to start writing again and to then sign him up for his London based publishing company.This inevitably takes a lot longer than at first expected,and the brooding Harvey Kietel takes some time to come round,long enough for Tim to fall in love with Isabella and to rediscover his own passion for writing.
An excellent film,well worth a viewing
Joshua Jackson is superb and appears in every scene of the film which is set in the lovely Tuscany countryside,great views.
If that was not enough to wet the appetite then the adorable Claire Forlani also stars along with the very fine Italian actor Gianluca Gianni.The story is about a young budding writer being sent to Italy to track down and convince a once sucessful author to start writing again and to then sign him up for his London based publishing company.This inevitably takes a lot longer than at first expected,and the brooding Harvey Kietel takes some time to come round,long enough for Tim to fall in love with Isabella and to rediscover his own passion for writing.
An excellent film,well worth a viewing
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A lovely romantic story and such a change from the sex, crime and violence that we see in so many films.
38 of 42 people found the following review helpful
By B. Almond
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
There was one other review on here at the time of writing this calling it self indulgent and cliched. Well maybe, but I didn't really notice. We notice what we wish to and I chose to just enjoy this film for what it was: an awakening, come romance feel good journey. I don't do many reviews on Amazon so this film must have done something for me to voice another view. Oh, and my wife enjoyed it too, so that makes two of us.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
We love this movie. It is set in our favourite part of the world - so much so we bought a house here - and has a great cast. There are some hilariously funny scenes like (without giving anything away) the baptism. Highly recommended for a slice of life Italian style with maybe more than a bit of Zorba the Greek thrown in for good measure.
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
this is a light hearted funny curl up infront of the fire film.I loved it.i there are only a few films i would watch over again and this i would.I adore italy and this just added to the enjoyment.but it also was very moving.
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As usual, excellent service and product, very pleased with it, I shall order more from the same site in the future
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it was not bad story was not that great but it was watchable i would have liked to see a bite more back-ground details on the subjects
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