You Me and Tuscany review (2026)

You Me and Tuscany is the kind of rom com we don’t get nearly enough of these days. It features two leads with sizzling chemistry, an abundance of entertaining and likable supporting characters, has breathtaking sights, a strong soundtrack and a premise that didn’t feel like it’s been done countless times.

Anna (Halle Bailey, The Color Purple) put her dreams of becoming a chef on hold after her mother’s death following a long illness. To make ends meet while she figures out her life, she’s become a house sitter getting a bit too comfortable enjoying the lifestyles of her higher end New York clientele.

After an embarrassing end to her last gig, Anna is feeling at her lowest and is wistful thinking about the trip to Italy she and her mother always dreamed out taking. Thankfully Anna’s best friend, Claire (a consistently hilarious Aziza Scott, One of Them Days), is there to lend a listening ear if not a room at the posh hotel she works.

At the hotel bar, Anna meets the handsome Matteo (Lorenzo de Moor, Another Simple Favor), who just so happens to be from Tuscany. Once the drinks start flowing, Matteo mentions he left his Tuscan home as he didn’t want to follow his father’s plans for his life thus prompting the premise and destination for You Me and Tuscany.  On a whim, Anna decides to use the plane ticket to Italy to live out one of her dreams.

She quickly meets a friendly driver, Lorenzo (Marco Calvani), who lets her know she arrived the week of a huge festival. Anna realizes that means there’s no vacancies for impromptu tourists. Having already established that Anna is prone to some rash and probably not the most thought-out plans, You Me and Tuscany writers Ryan and Kirstin Engle can easily connect Anna’s new idea to crash at Matteo’s house.

Bailey has a challenge in not making Anna come off like some opportunist leech, but she has such a likable presence that it’s easy to go along with the premise.

Matteo’s place is spectacular. You Me and Tuscany certainly works as an amazing travelogue to sell Tuscany as a breathtaking destination spot. Regardless if it’s a bright sunrise, a nighttime setting or drone shots of vineyards, it might be hard to resist the urge to not immediately add Tuscany on your travel list.

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Anna is enjoying her Airbnb, when she gets a surprise when Matteo’s mother, Gabriella (Isabella Fogliazza), and grandmother (Stefania Casini) arrive to tidy up the place. Director Kat Coiro (Marry Me) adds the fun rom com hijinks to You Me and Tuscany as Anna tries to get out undetected only for Gabriella to notice she’s wearing the engagement ring Matteo had stashed away in a dresser drawer.

Warmly embraced by most of the family, including Matteo’s sister, Francesca (Stella Pecollo) and Enzo (Tommaso Cassissa), Anna realizes she has to lean into the deception or risk breaking the hearts of Matteo’s family.

To further complicate matters, Anna starts crushing hard on Matteo’s adopted brother, Michael (Rege-Jean Page, Black Bag), who’s been the steady, reliable sibling. The more time they spend together, it’s obvious the feeling is mutual and they might not be the only members of the family who see their connection.

Bailey and Page have tremendous chemistry actually playing off each other like a young couple beginning to connect. They make the dialogue sound convincing and lean into the notion that Anna and Michael’s romantic tension is marinating at a nice slow burn pace instead of a microwaved hookup.

When Matteo returns home things get even more interesting as passions — both declared and unspoken finally come to the surface.

No one watches a rom com to see the couple not end up together so complaining about You Me and Tuscany being predictable is silly. It’s all about the fun along the way. The gorgeous scenery, the delectable dishes and the colorful mix of characters that make this concoction so tasty.

Rating: 9.5 out of 10

Photo Credit: Universal Pictures

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