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I stumbled upon this movie by accident and only chose it because of actor Joe Pantoliano. I wanted to see another movie that shows his range. (I recently watched "Feast of Seven Fishes" and liked his role in that movie too.)

I also enjoy a movie where there is a little to the imagination. A little romance-not the near soft-core porn that passes as "romance" these days. I thought the back story was helpful and that the characters were engaging and I appreciated the quirkiness in some parts of this movie. I won't give it away, you will need to pay attention. ;-) it's a nice, light, easy going movie.

I will definitely watch this again as the cinematography is beautiful as is the language. I felt connected to this movie and discovered later it is approximately two hours from where my own nonno is from.

Wow. I was looking for something different to watch and stumbled upon this gem. I am 3rd generation Italian American and we lived in a small town. Details like drinking wine out of any old glass, cigarette smoking and too many people in one house? Yep, this film got it right. This movie reminded me of going to my Grandparent's home with family (30+) getting together and eating a ton of food. Then on to Christmas Eve Mass (the only thing missing in this movie.) and back to Grandparent's home for breakfast! It was basically an all-night affair.

I am so glad I watched this movie. I felt like it was the 80's again and appreciated the story , the characters and the location. I enjoyed this movie and will add it to my Christmas rotation! Take a break from today's rom-coms and watch this movie.