Under the Tuscan Sun
may credit Kate Walsh and Diane Lane as the stars, but most critics seem to agree that the real star may be the scenery. In fact, Joel Siegel remarked on
Good Morning America: You know the three most important things about buying real estate? Location, location, location. If that were true for films,
Under the Tuscan Sun would win the Oscar. Tuscany is so beautiful, this is the kind of movie you want to shout at the actors, 'Get out of the way, I can't see the scenery.' Aside from the lush backdrops, the film is getting pretty gloomy reviews from most critics. Joe Morgenstern in the
Wall Street Journal remarks that Beautiful as Tuscany may be, and eager as we may be for romance in exotic places,
Under the Tuscan Sun is beclouded by clumsy direction and a cobwebby script that could have been written 40 years ago. Liam Lacey in the
Toronto Globe and Mail writes similarly: While both the scenery and star Diane Lane are highly watchable, the movie is pure froth, a plate-sized helping of zabaglione.