Kat Graham plays a school teacher who’s obsessed with Romeo & Juliet and has dreamed of visiting Verona, where the play took place. When she arrives in Italy, turns out that her rental villa has been double-booked by a handsome young Brit (Tom Hopper). Thus begins a completely predictable romance: First they hate each other, then they become friends, then it gets serious, then they end it, then they come back together. Yawn. The writing isn’t especially clever and the direction is traditional. The only things that set this film apart are the lovely locations and Hopper’s quietly comic performance. Graham is fine, but she lacks any spark to make it a standout. For those who like a good “beach read,” this pleasant but trite tale might suffice. 
(2.5 / 5)
