Love in the Villa

Note to scriptwriters: don't waste the first half of your film making your two leads unattractive, petty self absorbed characters. Whether they sort it out or continue to vindictively spoil each other's stay in Verona one couldn't care less. Having taken so long to make them so thoroughly unlikable, the writer then has to desperately race against time to make them suddenly realise that they can't live without each other in order to share the obligatory kiss conclusion. This is all as fake and stomach churning as the fake horsemeat pasta prank in the show!

There are some lovely scenic shots of the historic city, especially the amphitheatre, which might be of interest if you're thinking of going there.

I assume the film had a wine company as a sponsor judging by the frequent shots of wine being uncorked and poured.

I'm a huge fan of these Hallmark type romantic, feel good, always set in a beautiful location, happy ending movies. The scenery was stunning, wish I was there! The main issue though, was that the leads had absolutely zero chemistry. I never really cared about either one of them, which is a shame, because I like them both individually as actors. I never believed either was ever interested in the other, and didn't care if they would end up together or not. I ended up skipping through most of the second half. I was so bummed because I really needed a good rom-com today. Unfortunately, this wasn't it.

It's not the worst low-budget romcom ever made. I mean it is pretty bad but at least it is set in a pretty location and there is a very funny scene with the cats. Actually there are a few unintentionally funny scenes in the movies.

As the other reviewers have said the female lead is completely ridiculous. I would have dumped her a long time ago and it is hard to imagine her boyfriend sticking four years with her without spotting all the red flags along the way.

I mean she must have spent years obsessing over that trip to Verona booking all the daytrips and planning every meal! This lady has a screw loose for sure. She agreed to share the villa with a strange man instead of just looking for a refund and alternative accommodation elsewhere.

Also, how did she suddenly have a very expensive looking wardrobe at her disposal when her luggage had been donated to an orphanage?

There are loads of baffling moments and in the end, it seemed like the two characters rather deserved each other and their respective ex's had lucky escapes.

Honestly a bunch of high school kids could sit down and come up with a better plot for a romcom than this! I mean seriously it is not surprising that Netflix is on the rocks. Maybe before greenlighting these type of films they could have a focus group. Anyone who has ever watched a romcom would know this would be a dud idea.

There are better things to watch on netflix and I wish I could take back the last two hours.

This is an easy watch and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Seeing the trailer and synopsis you should kind of know what to expect. This is not a Oscar contender. You know it's a light romantic comedy which should follow a certain path. The Romeo and Juliet symbolism is driven strongly, I wish they lightened up on this a bit, a mention now and then would have been fine. The comedy is hit and miss, sometimes it lands and sometimes it falls flat. The two leads are likeable enough and do their bit to carry the film.

To those hating the film, what did you expect? You can't expect a Picasso. People need to manage their expectations. Mine weren't very high and I didn't expect a story to rival Romeo and Juliet but a very light and passable film so I wasn't very disappointed. I think the simplicity and the funny introduction of the two main leads worked reasonably well. I have a tolerance for these sort of rom coms instead of the over the top painful rom coms that have been released.

I like Tom Hooper, and frankly it would have been better if there was a different female lead actor. She was the typical American tourist, fish out of water. It was a purely predictable movie and you can feel your brain cells dying as you watch it.

If you need to kill time, with some time with something in the background, maybe. But, I would not recommend this for anything else.

The cats were the best part of it, and some of the scenery. Aside from that... I would have rated it lower.

Summary: childish pranks that aren't funny. Kat Graham's character is horrible (as the typical American Tourist). Cats were great. Scenery great. Tom Hooper was ok (he is underrated and I can't believe he took this role).