Alicia I love this movie so much

Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Alistair Olson After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

tbills2 Under the Tuscan Sun is the ultimate Diane Lane tribute. I'm not sure I've ever seen a movie that's more a tribute to one beautiful, sweet, endearing, awesome, sexy, pretty, cute, intelligent, lovely, pleasant, breathtakingly gorgeous lady like Under the Tuscan Sun is to beloved Diane and all her fans. I'm really not sure what it's about, something to do with writing, but I really freaking love it, but uh, right now in my life, I want to be with Diane.....

marvinPA It's not often I don't manage to plow trough a movie, but the writing on this one was undoubtedly the worst I have seen in a long time.The bafflingly horrible dialogue and characterization was insulting for a viewer with even a shred sense. Was this a film student project gone horribly awry? In a character driven movie, you'd think there would be at least a little effort made on the way characterization. Basically what this movie boils down to is the scenery with a cheesy plot, even worse dialogue and no real heart or mind behind it. Cheap money grab form dimwits to dimwits.If I absolutely would have to say anything good about it, is that most of the shots where in focus.

tieman64 Based on a novel by Frances Mayes, "Under The Tuscan Sun" stars the always beautiful Diane Lane as a writer who moves to Italy following a divorce. Once there, she buys a house, mingles with various locals and learns to appreciate life's simple virtues.Whilst clichéd and condescending, "Sun" nevertheless has one interesting angle. Here Lane goes in search of various specific fantasies; she hopes to find a new home, family, and photogenic Italian lover. When these fantasies are thwarted, Lane begins to live vicariously through the romance of a young couple, both of whom are trapped in their own little Romeo and Juliet subplot. This duo represents, for Lane, nothing less than "hope"; the possibility that dreams do come true. Lane's dreams, of course, are eventually fulfilled; shes meets a new lover. The message? Be spontaneous, "grow in all directions", ignore what you crave, and when the time is right, what you desire will spontaneously appear anyway. This message contradicts the film's other subplot, in which the allures of Italy are portrayed as a false image bred by the scions of cinema. Or perhaps not. Lane's received everything she dreamt of, and yet there remains a mysterious garden snake hidden in her home.7/10 – Worth one viewing. See Antonioni's "Beyond the Clouds", "Big Night" and "Before Sunrise".

vincentlynch-moonoi I guess I've watched this film three times now, and each time I do I find it utterly charming. And, it seems so real. The situations in the plot do not seem "set up". It's a very pleasant story, but by pleasant I don't mean all happy. The crux of the story is really quite sad -- a woman is stunned by a divorce, reluctantly travels to Italy to get away from things, and takes on a new life with all its challenges, feeling for so long that she will never find someone.The settings and cinematography are stunning. I spent most of my time traveling in Southeast Asia...never to Europe. This is one of those films that made me wish I had traveled to Italy! Diane Lane, who is a wonderful actress...well, this may be her most engaging role...and frankly, I can't think of an actress that would have been better (or half as good) in the part. Sandra Oh is very good as an unwed lesbian mother-to-be. Raoul Bova as an unexpectedly married Italian man (though I expected it) was very good. Pawel Szajda, as the young lover, was delightfully innocent. And there are many other well-played roles in this film...in fact, that is the primary strength of this film.Highly recommended as a love story...well, actually as a hoped-for love story!