‘You, Me & Tuscany’ Review Thread

I will continue to update this post as reviews come in.

Rotten Tomatoes: Fresh

Critics Consensus: N/A

Metacritic: 55 (11 Reviews)

Sample Reviews:

Alonso Duralde, The Film Verdict – Has all the heft of a squash blossom, and it’s similarly tasty without being filling. But sometimes, you just want one anyway.

Brian Truitt, USA Today 2.5/4 – While “You, Me & Tuscany” doesn’t add anything significantly new or innovative to the rom-com recipe, it’s a breezy respite for those who dig the familiar in their escapist pleasure.

Adam Graham, Detroit News B – You, Me & Tuscany is hearty and comforting, if not entirely guilt-free. You probably shouldn't eat it for every meal, but every once in a while, it's OK to indulge.

Michael Ordoña, TheWrap – Yes, it’s one of those rom-coms, in which the protagonist’s deceptions would be unforgivable IRL, but in the fanciful world of big-screen, beautiful love, it’s all somehow OK.

Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter – You, Me & Tuscany is entirely by-the-numbers… But it is expertly directed by Kat Coiro and produced by Will Packer for maximum crowd-pleasing impact, offering the kind of pretty escapist fantasy that is especially appealing in these fraught times.

Andrew Lawrence, Guardian 3/5 – A perfectly wholesome and harmless meet-cute that starts by asking: “What if the Little Mermaid had a Lady and the Tramp-style hookup with the season one heart-throb from Bridgerton, spaghetti and all?”

Guy Lodge, Variety – At nearly every turn, this duly sun-soaked but canned-feeling exercise serves to illustrate just how hard it is to pull off an airy bauble like “Under the Tuscan Sun” or “While You Were Sleeping.”

Jessica Phillips, Time Out 3/5 – It's not going to win any awards, but it'll sure make an excellent in-flight movie — ideally en route to Italy.

SYNOPSIS:

Sometimes the wrong place is right where you need to be.

From Will Packer, the blockbuster producer of Girls Trip, the Ride Along franchise, and ten movies that have opened No. 1 at the U.S. box office—including Night School, This Christmas and Think Like a Man—comes a delicious romantic comedy about one little lie, one large Italian villa, and two people getting lost in the sauce of love.

Halle Bailey (The Little Mermaid, The Color Purple) stars as Anna, a young woman who has abandoned her dreams of becoming a chef and is now drifting through her twenties with a series of bad choices. When Anna loses her house-sitting job (and housing) in one fell swoop, a chance encounter with Matteo—a handsome Italian who happens to have a villa sitting empty in Tuscany—will inspire her to jet off for Italy, against the advice of her always-honest bestie, Claire (Home Before Dark’s Aziza Scott).

But Anna’s plan to crash at Matteo’s villa, without permission, just for one night, falls apart when Matteo’s mother, Gabriella (Italian film icon Isabella Ferrari) shows up at the house unexpectedly. In a panic, Anna allows Gabriella to believe that she is Matteo’s fiancée.

That little lie becomes a big problem, though, when Matteo’s cousin, Michael (Regé-Jean Page; Bridgerton, Black Bag) shows up, and Anna discovers that the heat between them may ignite a fire that will transform her life.

CAST:

• Halle Bailey as Anna
• Regé-Jean Page as Michael
• Lorenzo de Moor as Matteo
• Isabella Ferrari as Gabriella
• Aziza Scott as Claire
• Marco Calvani as Lorenzo
• Nia Vardalos as Mrs. Dunn

DIRECTED BY: Kat Coiro

SCREENPLAY BY: Ryan Engle

STORY BY: Ryan Engle, Kristin Engle

PRODUCED BY: Will Packer, Johanna Byer

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Ryan Engle, Kristin Engle

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Danny Ruhlmann

PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Elena Albanese

EDITED BY: Troy Takaki

COSTUME DESIGNER: Massimo Cantini Parrini

MUSIC BY: John Debney

CASTING BY: Massimo Appolloni, Annamaria Sambucco

RUNTIME: 104 Minutes

RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2026