Freaktana A Major Disappointment

Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

alikacandon I love so many types of movies... and this is one of my all time favorites! Never really knew or cared about Diane Lane until I saw this wonderful movie. I also gained a lot of sentiment for Sandra Oh after watching this film. Anyone who loves to travel to foreign destinations, in this case Italy, and for anyone who is a believer in fate, being in the right place at the right time and divine intervention will absolutely love "Under The Tuscan Sun." This movie is so uplifting, very inspirational and fully encouraging for the person who may be facing major life struggles, feeling displaced in life and in need of an extraordinary life change! Highly recommended... I guarantee you will watch this movie more than once!

jsrobinson132 Under the Tuscan Sun's storyline was a beautiful account of a young woman moving on to new adventures and an unexpected lifestyle in the gorgeous countryside of Italy. Diane Lane did a wonderful job bringing this character to life on the big screen and her portrayal of the endearing main character was a thorough joy. Slapstick comedy during the renovations to the old villa and the endearing characteristics of the Italian people were wonderful additions and the romantic element was enough to make your soul sigh. The scenery in this movie grabbed my heart and wouldn't let go and was the impetus for my husband and I to set off on our own adventures to discover those picturesque Etruscan towns perched high on the hillsides of Tuscany. Thanks to this movie the streets and people of Cortona now feature on the pages of my own novel "Silken Images" under my pen name Jennifer Larmar. Like Frances Mayer, my heart was captivated by this fascinating little town with stories of its residents still resounding in my spirit years later. A thoroughly enjoyable movie, perfect for a rainy day snuggled under the covers with a good wine and hopefully the love of your life beside you.

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".

SnoopyStyle Frances (Diane Lane) works hard to support his writer husband. So when his husband finally finishes his book, she is surprised to be cleaned out in a divorce from his cheating husband. I don't know why she doesn't get half his book. But while he gets to live in their old house with his new girlfriend, she gets to rent a tiny apartment in a divorcées complex. When her best friend Patti (Sandra Oh) has unusable tickets to a gay tour to Tuscany, she insists that Frances go to renew her life. Only she decides to buy an old house there.Diane Lane is lovely. I guess it's a single girl fantasy to run away to Italy. She has some wacky fun renovating the house. Then midway thru there is an Italian guy. It's done in a totally different style. I feared that it was turning into a more by the book rom-com. Then the guy goes away for awhile. Sandra Oh comes back into the movie. The tone goes much lighter with Sandra making a couple of jokes. There is a young couple that injects some energy. Diane Lane makes this fantasy good. The film could be a self-indulgent mess without her. I really feel for her. That's all due to Diane Lane. It does turn sad as nothing works out. But we recover for our happy sappy ending.