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Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Absolutely Fantastic

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

The score given to this film on IMDb almost discouraged me from seeing it, but I knew Claire Forlani would put on a great performance. I wasn't disappointed.Like many other reviewers have pointed out, this movie lacks explosions and world-saving heroes, big bad conspiracies or someone with terminal illnesses. But it's honest and warm.I wish Forlani would be given more lead roles. She has one of the most expressive faces in Hollywood - count the number of scenes where she doesn't speak a word. (Unfortunately, in last year's Carolina Moon she appeared to have caught the contagious Hollywood disease of anorexia.) Harvey Keitel seems relaxed and comfortable despite - or perhaps because of - this being an atypical role. He played it perfectly.Joshua Jackson was probably weakest, partly because I felt his character wasn't as filled out as it could have been. Having "killed off" his family back in London and giving him a job with poor prospects, it seemed too easy to make him stay in Tuscany. The movie was about Keitel, though, so the producer or director probably didn't want to clutter it with too much going on. Jackson did the job though and supported by a talented cast, it was more than enough.Not a movie to watch if you want to be thrilled or scared or interested in the lives of celebrities, but a good weekend afternoon experience it was for me.

Even though the film is labeled as a romantic comedy, the main argument of the story is not the romance between the characters, but the relationship between the older writer and the younger writer. The romance that happens in the story is just a bonus. This made it enjoyable for my husband (who hates romantic comedies and will never watch them with me). So, guys, if you want to get on your girlfriend's / wife's good side, rent this movie and offer to watch it with them. Yes, it is a beautiful picture, and yes, people kiss, but the movie is more than that.For those who would like to explore the situation between the two writers, look into something called the "homosocial" by Sedgwick (has nothing to do with "homosexuality"). This movie is a good example of that.The dance scene is just breathtaking (guys, take note). They never take their eyes off each other without missing a beat (of course it is just a movie), but imagine that in real life, with the love of your life. Can you imagine the "making love" afterward?! I wish they had done the party scene a bit longer. As another person suggested, it would have been great to tie the comment made earlier in the movie about dancing with this scene. It sounds as if he was not a good dancer and then to dance like that; the movie needs something to tie the two situations. And yes, the movie does have its small problems, but overall it is a good movie and nice to watch. I was not a fan of Joshua Jackson, I liked watching Dawson's Creek every once in a while, but that was it. I think he has "blossomed" into a very handsome man. I believe he can handle bigger roles. I am so glad he left the teenage-type films behind. I wish I could find a guy that looked like that! (I hope my husband doesn't read this!) Does anyone know exactly where in Italy did they shoot the scene of the final confrontation between Joshua Jackson's and Harvey Keitel's characters? It looks like hot springs or something, but you can tell that is not hot water. That place is absolutely beautiful and looks very refreshing! When I go to Italy I want to go there but I would like to have the name of the place so I can ask.

Tuscany is like a magnet for sentimental Americans: the landscape, the people, the appreciation of life emanates from the sunscapes and offers a paradise to world-weary viewers. And so it is that Tuscany is the true star of this little romantic film. Yet writer/director Brad Mirman clearly knows how to script and move a story that, while predictable, still carries us along with wonderful characters from a fine cast.Jeremy (Joshua Jackson) works for a publishing house in New York and is sent to Tuscany to coerce famous novelist Weldon Parish (Harvey Keitel) into ending his 20-year moratorium and write a new, 'bound to be best seller' novel. Parish has not written since he lost his beloved wife, becoming instead a rascal who spends his days basking in the lazy sun with his best friends the priest Father Moretti (Giancarlo Giannini), hotelier Gustavo (Armando Pucci) and his squeeze Amalia (Valeria Cavalli). He lives with his daughter Isabella (Claire Forlani) and is visited often by his other daughters Dinnie (Silvia De Santis) and Maura (Bianca Guaccero), each of whom hopes that their father will return to writing. Upon Jeremy's arrival he finds that everyone in the village is protective of Parish and when he finally meets the silent author, he discovers a man who loathes editors, publishers, press, and anyone else who wants him to start writing again. Gradually Jeremy and Parish begin to break down barriers: Jeremy admits that he longs to be a writer but fears failure and Parish admits that his silence at the typewriter is due to a similar fear. Jeremy falls in love with Isabella, becomes a part of Parish's drinking trio, undergoes some lessons in life .... and the ending is obvious from the start! Harvey Keitel gives a moving performance as the gritty but passionate writer, Joshua Jackson makes Jeremy a believably transitioned man, and the supporting cast is consistently excellent. It really doesn't matter that we know from the beginning just how things will turn out: it is the getting there that is the pleasure of this light but touching film. The only significant problems are in the editing: there appear to be stops and starts as though this were made for television with places for commercials. But other than that this is a film that only asks that we relax, nod recognition, and enjoy the theme of the importance of honesty and the quality of life available if we follow our dreams. Grady Harp

A wonderful atmospheric film.... It really caught the flavour of summer in Italy..... reminiscent of "Chocolat" in style and touch.... a must see/buy the DVD...Harvey Keitel's best performance in ages.... He is really great as an irascible author, who doesn't want his retirement disturbed/or to be reminded that his glory days as a writer may well be behind him.Claire Forlani as the author's daughter is scrumptiousJoshua Jackson as the young publisher who is tasked with finding Keitel and persuading him to sign to his company and start writing again is also believable and smart in the role.Do not miss this film.....