For the Love of Pasta

I don't know why this main actress keeps getting roles. She plays the same boring over the top nagging person who is ungrateful for those who care about her. Her character is soooo unwatchable. The story does not help either as I thought the movie was at least going to be in Italy so there would be nice scenery but no. I'm only 10 minutes in and I don't think I'll be able to switch back after the commercial break. Everyone else in the movie acts naturally. The best friend is fine, the main guy is consistent as he is in all his movies, but this main girl is so annoying and whinny. She is the typical pretty girl with big eyes and no personality.

From Italy with Amore is light hearted RomCom perfection. The humor is so subtle and enjoyable that I watched it twice in four days. (I'm actually watching it again while writing this. It delivers so much comfort and warmth through great chemistry among the leads. They are at ease with each other and generous as actors in each scene. The dialogue is unhurried and made fresh by the actors. The male lead gives one of his best RomCom performances because (again) of that great chemistry. The female lead, Rebecca Dalton gives a wonderfully nuanced performance giving her character Ariel much more depth than is normally seen in a RomCom. She grows with each performance and I've suspected for years that she would helm her own movies someday and I'm glad someone saw her talent. I predict that if her agents know what they are doing they will move her into other genres. I think she could pull some complex emotional tools out for the right film. It will be our loss in the lite RomCom arena. I think anyone who didn't like her performance was convinced by how convincing her performance is, which high praise for an actor. I only mentioned Rebecca Dalton by name until now not as a slight to the other fine actors in this movie but because of the strength of her performance. Marcus Rosner is the perfect foil and together they just work wonderfully without straining like a crisp Pinot Grigio and Branzino. I would love to see another pairing of these two.

Delightful RomCom one of the best if you are looking for a light hearted warming diversion. I'm a guy who likes a good RomCom and this certainly is a good RomCom.

Ariel wants someone to share her life with and one day, as she was celebrating her birthday at a new restaurant, she manifests it and she instantly crushes on a guy who was buying a coffee. So, she makes up an excuse to spend more time there and try to catch up with him.

At the same time, Daniel, the owner of said restaurant wants to promote and he jumps at the first opportunity he has to do it.

So, both leads star spending time together, getting to know one another, and become great friends. Which I like very much. It makes their relationship more realistic. So, points for that.

You know what I don't like? When someone claims they are "Italian" or "Latino" or "Half-French" and they haven't even been to that country or speak the language. No, your ascendants are, you may have the culture, but you are not.

The movie is okay if you don't wanna think and just disconnect for a while. Personally I really like Marcus (who was part of the movie as lead and producer) but other than that, this is nothing special.