Villa Amore

"Villa Amore" is one of the best Hallmark movies I've seen in a long time. It has depth. It's real and it's vulnerable. Leaving behind the common clichés, Hallmark has given us a movie that will make you believe that happily ever afters truly do exist. While there were no grand gestures, what we got was better. This is a sweet story of two people finding their forever love all while experiencing the magic of Italy. Eloise Mumford and Kevin McGarry both give fantastic and believable performances, making this a movie you actually won't want to miss. I hope we see Hallmark make more movies like this one!

8.3 stars.

This is a surprisingly stunning romance for Hallmark to produce in the summer. I am surprised and caught off guard at how wonderful this story is. In fact, 'Villa Amore' is one of the best in the past year, arguably their best of 2025 thus far. We still have six months to go, so who knows if anything surpasses it this year. I'm hoping they crank out a few more like this, because what a pleasant experience for me today!

These two actors have great chemistry and I don't recall if they've both been co-leads together in a romantic film before. I hope they reunite for another, possibly a sequel, because she threw three coins into the fountain. You'll see what I mean.

The story is about a woman who is engaged and is basically dumped after six years of dating this obnoxious man. That first scene where they have some friction and she is caught off guard is clunky, and got the movie started on the wrong foot. He is not a likable actor whatsoever. It was awkward and out of place. At that point, I was skeptical, figuring this was going to be a monumental failure of a movie, even though it stars two of Hallmark's favorite actors. These two don't do silly; they are known for quality films. Thankfully, they maintain their reputation and value in 'Villa Amore'.

After the clumsy breakup, she goes to Italy to find herself again, revisit where her parents fell in love near a villa in a small town. She eventually falls in love with the whole village and a man. He's an American, but spent a lot of his childhood here, because one of his parents is Italian.

In her grief and while she's trying to be more spontaneous, she makes a very impulsive decision and spends the rest of the story trying to climb her way out of a deep rut. Perhaps her new man will help her with the predicament, and maybe they can find fulfillment and love in the process.

I highly recommend this. If you like Hallmark, you will love this and I know you'll watch it, so I need not embellish my high praise any further. Suffice it to say, I will be watching this every year.

I loved Villa Amore so much. If you're looking for an endearing, feel-good romance, this one is for you. The chemistry between the leads was unmistakable. Kevin McGarry and Eloise Mumford were fantastic together. Their characters each had issues they were working through, but this didn't play out in the drama you usually get from a Hallmark movie. Instead, they developed a mature, deep relationship over months (instead of days which is the norm for Hallmark). This movie provided some very romantic moments. In addition, it was sweet, funny, and engaging. Even my Hallmark-movie-hating husband watched and enjoyed. That is high praise for sure! It's my new favorite Hallmark movie.

This is a charming story about a Chicago, Effeciency Data Expert, Liara (Eloise Mumford) who gets dumped by her fiance, and decides to go alone on what was supposed to be her honeymoon trip to Italy. She impulsively makes a sentimental purchase and buys a villa in Capena where her parents met. She soon learns she is in way over her head because the villa is a rundown mess and she has 90 days to complete the renovations. She meets a local handyman, Leo, (Kevin McGarry), an American originally from Boston, whose grandmother lives in Capena, he's accustomed to the local village ways and people, and agrees to help Liara with her renovations. She also "adopts"an abandonded donkey that she names Baci, that's taken up residence on the property. At first the local people appear to be cold and unfriendly, but Liara wins them over and friendships are established. Liara and Leo each have reached emotional crossroads in their lives that they must sort out, in order to find out what love, happiness, and home truly mean. .... The viewer truly gets transported by the wonderful scenery and this charming village and its interesting people. Eloise and Kevin are perfectly cast, as each actor does a superb job in making their character's personality come to life. It's a sweet and entertaining romance that captures your heart. And the donkey is an extra fun addition.

I absolutely loved this movie from start to finish, it was so natural n both Kevin and Eloise were fantastic in their roles.

Such a nice flow to the movie.

All the extras in the movie were amazing...loved every scenery.

It was a believable story.

The food, the shops, the language, the culture was all there.

You felt that you were there.

There was no conflict n small misunderstandings were handled nicely.

Loved the donkey lol I loved the ending n how her father was planning to buy the villa.

Such a fun movie to watch.

Absolutely love these location movies n having actors like Kevin n Eloise who are natural really adds a lot of joy n fun.