Romance en Verona

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.

After seeing Letters to Juliet and a few Hallmark movies revolving around the famous balcony, I wasn't expecting anything new.

The leading lady is adorable, the leading man tall and imposing and they follow the classic trope set down by Darcy and Elizabeth with the hate to love story line.

The location scouts did a wonderful job finding shots of Verona I haven't seen before and the two leads made it a little bit special with their own unique personalities. Their war over the flat was entertaining, their loathing funny and engaging.

( Shout out to "Blake" the waiter, who made me lol )

If you don't want to be surprised and need something sweet and soft, look no further.

Grab a blankie, a glass of wine/cup of tea and settle in.

I mean this movie isn't going to become an iconic romcom of the decade. Of course it's cheesy but it's no different than most movies in its genre. It's far better than anything on Hallmark. Kat and Tom make a great looking tv couple and the Italian setting is beautiful. My only complaint is Kat's outfits! She is an extremely beautiful woman and why in the world she got stuck in the clothes she did was beyond me! They had so many opportunities to put her in a beautiful cocktail dress or evening gown and instead they dressed her like an adult toddler. I did feel like the two had chemistry despite other reviews.

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.

Romcoms can be cute. Usually, it starts off light and humorous, then hits you with the magic, and leaves you in sad-happy tears in the back end.

Didn't happen this time.

Both characters were not "lovable" characters to begin with. The back and forth bordered on attempted suicide... just in bad taste in my opinion... what I mean is that there wasn't much wit in the tit for tat foreplay. Then suddenly, things take a quick turn as if they are both almost different characters basked in kindness and restraint longing for each other.

Considering the location, I'm not even sure we got to see the charms of this Italian city so much either. And that's a shame. Don't just tell us you're in Italy, show us you're in Italy. That's part if the charm and why we want to see the movie... love in Italy!

All in all, the magic didn't happen for me.