Film Review - La Dolce Villa
February 13, 2025
Mark Waters once made big screen comedies of various quality (“Mean Girls,” “Freaky Friday,” “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past”), and now he’s making streaming movies of various quality (“Mother of the Bride,” “He’s All That,” “Magic Camp”). It’s a career move that hasn’t inspired a lot of creative filmmaking, and Waters returns to the ease of formula in “La Dolce Villa,” which serves as comfy sweater cinema for viewers who enjoy the reassurance of romantic comedies set in exotic locations. In this case, it’s Italy, offering the production team a pleasant work trip to capture the usual in relationship development and easily solvable problems. Waters doesn’t push himself with the endeavor, but “La Dolce Villa” does have the benefit of an enthusiastic cast, as lead Scott Foley treats the acting assignment with enthusiasm, which lifts up an otherwise leaden effort. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com
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