“La Dolce Villa” (2025)
With the mix of action flicks, horror films and children’s movies dominating the new movie landscape this Valentine’s Day season, I needed a new romcom to lighten the load.
“La Dolce Villa” is not a groundbreaking entry in the genre, but it was a fun, breezy way to spend a couple hours in the run-up to Valentine’s Day.
It checked a lot of boxes for me, too, with the Italian countryside location and the strong focus on food. (Check out my Honeymoon in Italy food + TV/movie pairing series here.)
It was fun to see a familiar face in the form of Scott Foley (“Scandal,” “Felicity”) as the star, a widowed father who gets sucked into his daughter’s adventure of buying a rundown villa in a small Italian town.
Predictable romances ensue with gorgeous locals for both father and daughter. Sure, “La Dolce Villa” falls into a lot of the romantic made-for-TV-movie tropes, but it still manages to be a fun way to spend a couple of hours.