Toscana is a pretty interesting movie. I stumbled upon it on Netflix and decided to watch it without looking too much into it. I haven't seen the actors in anything else and I haven't watched many Italian or Danish movies. I was hoping for a similar feeling to the movie Chef and I partially got that. The scenery is gorgeous as Italy typically is, and the acting is overall solid. The film is lacking in a few areas though and they are it's two primary focuses: the cooking and the romance. Since the story surrounds to chefs that fall in love with each other you would expect there to be more cooking and really great looking food. The movie Chef almost made me want to go start up a food truck with how incredible the food looked in it. I can't say the same for Toscana. A seemingly minor complaint sure, but what about the romance aspect? While there does seem to be some romantic tension between our two main characters , it's not enough to warrant them having the "relationship" that they have in the film. Sophia is about to get married and she is willing to risk it all on a guy she's known for about a week who also upset her? Not exactly realistic. It feels very forced and by the end I wasn't buying it. Also, There's some missing info regarding Theo's parents that would have added a lot of depth to his character, but they chose to leave it out for some reason. Since his parents apparently played such an important part in his life and he acts the way he does because of them, it would have been nice to see why he hated them so much. Overall, I was never really bored with the movie as the scenery and somewhat intriguing characters had me invested enough to see the ending through. I couldn't help but think that by the end it felt very predictable and underwhelming, however the purpose of the movie is accomplished and I would say that it is a solid film overall and worth the watch if you are anyways interested.
6/10.
6/10.