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I enjoyed this movie, I find nothing negative about it and don't understand the low and caustic reviews some gave. While it is not spectacular, it is better than most of the dark and supernatural stuff flooding the market. A little predictable, a little humor and a heart made for a pleasant watch.

As someone who loves Italy, Italian culture, speaks the language and always watches movies like this, I kind of expected more from it. It was indeed aesthetically pleasing, but the action was missing. I felt like the actors could've done it a bit better and the story could've had more added to it. But the shots of beautiful Tuscany and the house were more than enough for me. The relationship between father and son was not as much developed as I thought it would be, but it did make me cry in the end, with a nice conclusion. All in all, heartwarming and pleasant comedy/drama that you will enjoy, especially if you're dreaming of visiting or living in Tuscany!

Occasionally funny movie about a damaged father-son relationship. It's very predictable though, even for me who is not normally good at predicting endings.

I have only seen Neeson in action films so I was curious to see how he would fare in a comedy drama. It was nice to see him stretch a little bit in this film and having his son along his side was interesting to watch. Generally, I am not a fan of comedies, but I did enjoyed some of the very few lines and goofs that made me chuckled loudly. It's the onscreen relationship between father and son that I enjoyed the most. A decent 6 stars.

A former tragedy that divides a father and son.Time passes and they find each other. Questions and memories reopen as their former home in Tuscany finds new life.

There were so many mixed reviews so I watch it for Liam Neason, and he did a very good and credible job, acting as the father. and the story is nice too, but unfortunately the atmosphere is never developing, the dialogues are too intended, so very muched forced, the storyline too obvious and michael richardson - sorry to say - not ready for this role. he is knocking down his lines and his acting never convinces. so there could have been much more, but at the end its a lost opportunity

Greetings again from the darkness. The Tuscan region of Italy is one of the most beautiful places on earth. It's a terrific choice for the setting of one's first screenplay and directorial debut. It's also a marvelous spot for real life father and son actors to work together. All of that is in play here as noted actor James D'Arcy delivers his first feature as writer-director, and the father-son team of Liam Neeson and Micheal Richardson star as, yes, father and son. This is a story of estrangement and re-connecting amidst the glorious wonder of Tuscany.

Jack (Micheal Richardson) has delayed signing the divorce papers delivered by his wife Ruth (Yolanda Kettle, "Marcella") in hopes of buying her family's art gallery, which he has been managing. Ruth gives him one month to come up with the money. Jack knows his only hope is to sell the Tuscan estate he co-owns with his estranged father Robert (Liam Neeson). Father and son have rarely spoken since the mother-wife was killed in a car accident while Robert was driving. Like most any parent under duress, Robert made decisions he thought were best for his son, but were actually made with self-interest. In the wake of tragedy, rarely is shipping the kid off to boarding school a better choice than pulling them closer. This prevented the development of any relationship, though it also created a block in bohemian artist Robert's work.

When they arrive at the home, the men are shocked at the advanced state of disrepair. Sharp-tongued local real estate agent (and ex-pat) Kate (Lindsay Duncan) gives them little hope for a sale unless renovations are made. The manual labor drives yet another wedge between father and son, and Jack finds an attractive good listener in local restauranteur and chef Natalia (Valeria Bilello). She happens to love the house he owns and, in jest, offers a dish of her "amazing" risotto as down payment.

The challenges of home renovations coupled with the locked away memories lead Jack and Robert to a breakthrough, but Jack's issues with his wife and Natalia's troubles with her ex-husband mean nothing goes smoothly for anyone. Most of the movie is spent with each of these folks trying to come to grips with the personal waters they themselves muddied.

Micheal Richardson does a very nice job here, and actually holds his own on screen with his powerhouse father. Richardson is the son of Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson, and the grandson of Oscar winners Vanessa Redgrave and Tony Richardson, and the great-grandson of actor Michael Richardson. It's nice to see father and son working together, though the story line might have hit a bit too close to home, given the death of Natasha Richardson in 2009 (a skiing accident). Writer-director James D'Arcy is known for his fine work in front of the camera, including Christopher Nolan's DUNKIRK. Thanks to the work of cinematographer Mike Eley in capturing Montalcino, Mr. D'Arcy's first feature behind the camera is watchable, despite being easily predictable and formulaic.

A Gentle movie with some pleasing scenes. Rural life in small towns like Italy really do provide an idyllic backdrop. Being warm enough to enjoy an outdoor cinema. alfresco dining. Lindsay was enjoyable as the Agent trying to sell the property as were the comedy of errors around all the faults found. The little girl was also adorable. The nightmare buyers were hilarious

The movie was predictable but i would recommend it to anyone who wants to watch a gentle comedy for just over an hour. 👍

This is the first major film of English actor James D'Arcy who wrote and directed it, a very nice first film. Liam Neason and his real son Michael Richardson play a father and son whose troubled relationship goes back to the death of the wife and mother of the main characters. It's set in beautiful Tuscany in Italy.

Michael Richardson from the Neason-Richardson-Redgrave dynasty has acting in the blood and does a good job along with the ever great Liam Neason. Other standouts are Lindsey Duncan and Julian Ovenden who is a wonderful singer and actor.

So many films and TV series now are dominated by: sci-fi, horror, thriller, fantasy, animation, paranormal, rom-com, sit-com, reality...and a lot of people have absolutely no interest in them. I'd rather read a book, surf the internet, watch sports...than that stuff.

This is a nice little film especially for those of us still in semi-quarantine.

The only thing that kept me watching is the fact that it's in Tuscany, Italy. The movie is cute and all, overall a bit boring. I didn't like the acting of most of the cast. It was very forced and unnatural.

First off this movie has the novelty of Micheál Richardson, the lead character as Jack, is the real life son of Liam Neeson who plays his father, Robert. The story involves the accidental death of his mother when he was much younger, in real life the actor's mother, Natasha Richardson, died from an accident when he was quite young.

So Jack is married and working as the director of an art gallery his in-laws own. He is in the process of divorce and is told the gallery is being sold. He wants to keep his job and the only way to do that is to buy the gallery.

When his mother died the valuable home on a nice property in Tuscany is left to husband and son, a 50-50 split. So Jack gets his dad to go with him to Italy so that they can sell the home, split the profits, and Jack can buy the gallery.

Nothing works as planned, the property had been neglected so long it was in a sad state of repairs, basically unsellable in that condition. So part of the story is their getting it fixed up properly. In the process dad meets the nice real estate lady, just moved there from England. And Jack meets a local chef with an 8-yr-old daughter.

All in all this is a very nice movie, overall it is about son and dad mending relationships and finally coming to grips with everything that was involved in mom's death.

My wife and I watched it at home on DVD from our public library.

Great film. Lia Neeson is superb as usual but genre is wrong. Should really be Drama Romance and not Comedy

The things from the past ... if you don't really find closure, if you never speak about certain things ... they will find a way to creep back into your life and "explode" in your face. And if it is a drama, you may wonder if certain things could not have been avoided - of course they could, but then you wouldn't have a movie, would you? That's a rhetorical question, in case you were wondering.

All that aside, beautiful sights (landscapes but you may apply on the actors involved if you feel that way) and fine acting make this a decent movie to watch. If you are into that sort of thing that is.

I looove it! The locations, acting, soundtrack, colors and the whole storyline is just beautiful.

Poor acting slow and obvious story line. Only good points are the scenery and the bread and cheese breakfasts!

Full of clichés bad acting thin story. Don't waste your time and money on it.

This is a good movie to relax into. It's touching, sweet and have it's funny and emotional moments. Good acting, maybe a bit predictable but still a solid movie. Wonderful scenery too.

Made in Italy is a comedy drama film directed, written and produced in part by James D'Arcy. This is the first film he has directed, written and produced. For this movie he has played more minor roles in other movies.

In the film, estranged father Robert (Liam Neeson) and son Jack (Micheál Richardson) have to travel from London to Italy together. Here they have to sell the villa of their deceased wife and mother. The two must first make the villa salable, because the villa is uninhabited and unkempt. While renovating the villa, the two encounter many beautiful and sometimes painful things that remind them of their lost lover. These moments greatly strengthen the bond between father and son, which makes the collaboration to renovate the villa a lot better.

The fact that this is the first time that James D'Arcy has directed and written a film, is unfortunately reflected in the simple quality of the film. This way, many situations come across as a bit obvious and some storylines are quickly scaled down.

The most regrettable thing is the choice of film genre, because the film is mainly presented as a comedy with a few drama moments. These drama moments are unfortunately overrun by the comedy in the film. This is especially unfortunate with the casting of Liam Neeson and Micheál Richardson in the lead roles of the film. The actors are really father and son, who really lost their wife and mother Natasha Richardson in 2009. Both actors could have processed this situation well in the film if there had been the chance, but unfortunately only get a scene to this really doable.

Despite being a bit simple, James D'Arcy does bring the Italian culture to the fore in the film, with the landscape, food and music of the country. He also uses Italian actors and actresses in the film to help with this.

...You have no heart. This is a sweet story of father and son, and I'm sure as they filmed there were moments Liam Neeson and his son acted from real emotion after losing their wife/mother. Was it predictable, a little, but who cares. I enjoyed it very much and the scenery was bellissimo!!

I'm only here to complain about the subtitles on Netflix. Throughout the entire film, the subtitles kept saying speaking in another language. For goodness sake, the title of the film has the word Italy in it, and it takes place in Tuscany. It's not a foreign language, it's the language of Italy, where this movie takes place. Just say speaking in Italian.

The rest of the film was OK, and it had slight hints of under the Tuscan Sun. I think the relationship should've been explored more, and the plot would've been improved if there was more development, showing the connection of the two men to the home.

So dispiritingly regular and on time are the clichés, you could set your watch by them. I audibly groaned throughout, much to my wife's annoyance, as she had fallen asleep inside the first 15 minutes. Its my own fault: I think this film would have been aided by watching it whilst hammered, like I do when I watch all of Neeson's other (and considerably better) films.