'La Dolce Villa' Review: Viva Italia! Scott Foley Charms in Endearing Netflix Rom-Com
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Feb 13, 2025433
BY: Greg Archer
Those ads nudging people to leave everything behind and go to Italy have never been more alluring in these curious times. And with the pricetag for a villa sitting at just $1, why not? That’s the hook in the charming Netflix romantic comedy, La Dolce Villa, which finds a single dad dashing off to Europe to stop his daughter from forking over a buck and getting stuck with steep renovation costs.
Toss in some unexpected love interests and an opportunity to mend the past, and you’ve got yourself a kind of latter-day Under the Tuscan Sun that’s a bona fide feel-good pleasure. Directed by Mark Waters (Mean Girls, Mother of the Bride, Freaky Friday) and written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy (A Perfect Pairing, Falling Inn Love), La Dolce Villa is an instant crowd-pleaser.