Shadows in the Sun (2005)

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

When you hear about a romantic comedy in which an editor visited a secluded ex-writer won't impress you. And when the first fifteen minutes of the movie show some stereotypical images of rural Italy, you might even pass on it. Exactly out of these overplayed scenes bordering with B-comedy The Shadows in the Sun started to develop.Eventually, we remained within romantic comedy genre, yet it gets the maximum out of it. At first the characters seemed as if they came from a regular romantic novel, but this evened out to create a framework for some genuine emotion, despite occasional cheesy moments.If Harvey Keitel was the expected heavyweight in the artistic crew, Claire Forlani was an unexpected surprise. She looked better than ever and mastered a perfect Italian accent.We might argue what the purpose of cinema should be, but Shadows in the Sun was one of those movies that made me feel good without boring me or making me feel stupid. And this is a rare quality, in particular in romantic comedy.

Some people reviewed this movie as too simple, too predictable. I must admit - I initially decided to watch it only for Joshua Jackson (I also thought it would not be more than 5/10). But I was very surprised. Personally, I love the feeling when you're going to watch a movie you know very little about and don't expect much from and then, halfway through it, you know you've found a little jewel. Not too shiny, not too loud, just a simple, elegant masterpiece. This is how I felt watching this film. Yes, it's a bit predictable but that doesn't change the fact that thoughts in the script are beautiful and universally true, the acting is easy and unforced and the scenery is breathtaking. The time passes very slowly and you get the feeling you're on vacation in Tuscany along with he characters, just sitting on a bench or taking a stroll through the fields... If you're a fan of Ridley Scott's Good Year, I'm sure you're going to love this movie as much as I did. Bon voyage!

well, what can I say...it has been a while since I watched a movie so distasteful it makes you cringe. I was thinking that Harvey Keitel could mean quality, but i guess i was mistaken (the acting was OK though, its the plot and the dialogues that are the killers). The latter sounded like they were intended for the 5 year olds, some supposedly genial and beautiful phrases seemed to have been extracted from really cheap and cheesy novels. I also expected to see some beautiful Italian sceneries like in "Under the Tuscan sun" - well, there are some, but definitely not enough to substitute for the lack of everything else. So, in a nutshell, if you want to see a beautiful movie - don't watch it, if you want to hear witty conversations - don't watch it, if you are in for a romantic story - there's hardly any. I really can't think of a reason why anyone would enjoy watching this film because its a complete time waster.

Maybe I'm too cynical. I accept that. Maybe I grew up watching too may sickeningly heart-warming glory-hunting nice shy guys and gals struggle against adversity but always come out tops in the end, you know the type, Saturday afternoon Disney movies, designed to make geeky kids feel good about the world. You just got to be true to yourself, kid and then you will triumph. Well don't be fooled by the presence of Mr. Harvey Keitel, this is one of those movies that manage to turn my stomach into mulch. In fact the only thing good I can say about Harvey Keitel in this is that he looks like he feels the same as me, doing just enough to collect the pay check once the whole ordeal is over. Avoid!!