The Little Mermaid and Bridgerton<\/em>\u2019s Duke of Hastings team up in this new romcom, which pairs up two of Hollywood\u2019s hottest young things, Halle Bailey and Reg\u00e9-Jean Page, as a couple drawn together against a backdrop of wine, pasta and Tuscan sunshine. An idyllic setting, sure \u2014 but You, Me & Tuscany<\/em> is far from perfect.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n We meet Bailey\u2019s Anna in New York. Still grieving her mother and the Italy-based culinary dreams they shared, she\u2019s trying to escape her own chaotic life by living vicariously through other people\u2019s, house-sitting in luxurious abodes. When she meets handsome Matteo (Lorenzo de Moor), and hears of his family\u2019s restaurant in Tuscany, she ends up travelling there, letting herself into his vacant villa, and telling his family that she and Matteo are engaged. But as she grows closer to his vineyard-owning cousin Michael (Page), it\u2019s clear she can\u2019t keep up the fa\u00e7ade for long.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Fun filmmaking flourishes are let down by a script drowning in clich\u00e9.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Bailey is luminous, star quality shining through even the most eye-rolling dialogue. Anna gets by on sheer likeability, and Bailey does the same \u2014 she\u2019s funny when she needs to be, and delivers a stirring speech in the final act that is the best thing in the whole movie. Page is as dashing as ever, only showing us cracks of vulnerability beneath that leading-man exterior.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n They have decent chemistry; best in the low-key conversations, rather than the prosaic romantic moments. Somewhat disappointingly, though, the thread of them being the only two people of colour in the small Tuscan town is only hinted at and made the subject of jokes, rather than properly interrogated or informing their relationship. The supporting cast bring some much-needed energy, especially Aziza Scott as Anna\u2019s wisecracking bestie, and Stella Pecollo as Matteo\u2019s oversharer sister.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Director Kat Coiro has experience in this arena, after helming 2022\u2019s Jennifer Lopez-starring Marry Me<\/em>. That same glossy sensibility shows up here, as well as some of the playfulness with form seen in her episodes of Marvel\u2019s She-Hulk<\/em>. But some fun filmmaking flourishes are let down by a script drowning in clich\u00e9, dialogue so stilted it verges on parody. Most of the emotional developments feel undercooked, and the only out-loud laughs come from a blooper reel in the credits with clips solely of bit-part improvisers barely seen in the film. A movie like You, Me & Tuscany<\/em> obviously doesn\u2019t require kitchen-sink levels of realism, but something this lacking in depth or grounding makes it hard to care about the characters, and whether they get their inevitable happy ending.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n Charming performances from Bailey and Page can\u2019t make up for the crushing levels of cringe. More an underwhelming pasta ready-meal than a fine-dining experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After a New York meet-cute with an Italian man, aspiring chef Anna (Halle Bailey) crashes his empty Tuscan villa, pretending to be his fianc\u00e9e \u2014 but soon ends up falling for his cousin (Reg\u00e9-Jean Page). 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