{"id":717734,"date":"2026-04-10T08:46:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/717734\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:46:20","slug":"gunter-hotel-san-antonio-honors-robert-johnson-with-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/717734\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunter Hotel San Antonio honors Robert Johnson with concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

The romantic comedy has become an endangered species in movie theaters, as most of those that are released these days go to streamers like Netflix. While there have been a few recent successful rom-coms in theaters, they are few and far between. All of which is to say that a movie like the new You, Me & Tuscany<\/strong><\/a> faces an uphill battle before it\u2019s even released.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Halle Bailey (The Little Mermaid<\/a>) stars as Anna, a former culinary school student who\u2019s struggling in the wake of her mother’s death. When she has a chance meeting with an Italian man named Matteo (Lorenzo de Moor) in New York, her dream of going to the Italian region of Tuscany is reignited. Using her last $500 and a plane ticket her mom bought her, she makes her way to Italy looking for an adventure.<\/p>\n

With nowhere to stay and knowing Matteo\u2019s villa is unoccupied, she finds a key and makes herself at home. When she finds an engagement ring soon before she\u2019s discovered by Matteo\u2019s family, she decides to pretend to be his fianc\u00e9e. The more time she spends with them, the bigger the lie becomes, especially when she starts falling for Matteo\u2019s adopted brother, Michael (Reg\u00e9-Jean Page).<\/p>\n

Directed by Kat Coiro and written by husband-and-wife team Ryan and Kristin Engle, the film at times feels like it\u2019s not even trying to be good. While the set-up of the premise is okay, the story quickly turns into an eye-rolling mess when Anna shows up in Italy. Not one bit of the character\u2019s story is believable, and even though Michael catches her in an early lie, every member of the family accepts her at face value despite the abundant red flags.<\/p>\n

Of course, many rom-coms are not based in reality, and the filmmakers lean into the genre\u2019s tropes, almost as if they were saying, \u201cWe know this makes no sense \u2014 just roll with it!\u201d Surprisingly, the gambit works for the most part, as the odd pairing of an American woman, an English-Italian man, and his fully Italian family is enjoyable despite the many groan-worthy moments they produce. The sweet way in which the family brings in a woman still going through grief almost balances out the shoddy way in which the story is told.<\/p>\n

Naturally, there are precisely zero surprises about where the plot is heading, as Anna and Michael grow closer despite knowing they should resist the other. Strangely, though, the filmmakers don\u2019t go all-in on the budding relationship, choosing to slow-roll things save for one notable sexy scene in a vineyard. Coiro and the Engles play up the family aspect as much as the romance aspect, and that choice allows the film to survive for longer than it should have.<\/p>\n

Bailey, a singer-turned-actor, has not yet found her stride on the acting side of things. Her line deliveries are often stilted and her timing is off in key moments. This doesn\u2019t help her chemistry with older Page, who seems to be getting by on vibes and looks alone. The most enjoyable actors in the film are all Italian, including Marco Calvani, Isabella Ferrari, and Paolo Sassanelli.<\/p>\n

There are glimpses of a fully successful film in You, Me & Tuscany, enough to keep it watchable for its entire 104-minute running time. But then they have the Italian grandmother say a gobsmacking line like \u201cIf you wanna tap-a that ass, you should tap-a that ass,\u201d and you remember exactly what type of film you\u2019re watching.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

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