“Ci Deve Provare: He Has to Try!”
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What You Need To Know:
SOLO MIO is a heartwarming, quirky adventure in beautiful Italian settings. As Matt, Kevin James offers a genuine performance with hilarious, odd supporting characters. SOLO MIO has a morally uplifting worldview. It reminds viewers that real love isn’t perfect and pushes people to be better. The movie has some drunkenness, smoking, light violence, and an implied offscreen affair. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children.
Content:
Moral worldview depicts a man going through an emotionally trying event of suddenly being left at the altar by a woman he believed was perfect for him, man finds strange new friends and discovers the courage to face his shortcomings and redefine what it really means to live and love;
No foul language or gross images;
Brief violence in one scene where a woman punches a man in the face, and in one scene where a man hits another man’s face with a bag by accident;
Fornication implied off-screen but not confirmed, plus a man and woman are shown kissing in one scene;
No nudity;
Many scenes with alcohol (shots, wine, mixed drinks) at dinners, bars, clubs, and socially, plus drunkenness leads to bad decisions and hangovers;
Some smoking but no drugs; and,
The main character lies about his situation to another consistently, avoiding sharing his truth to keep a new friend, this deceit is part of his self-discovery journey and gives him the opportunity to find courage, the male lead makes some bad moral decisions in his grief, including taking the wedding gift money as encouraged by friends, excessive drinking and possibly sleeping with a woman in a one-night stand.
More Detail:
Matt Taylor is a 50-something fourth grade art teacher. He proposes to the Italian language teacher, Heather. He has arranged for a wedding in Rome, Italy, and she happily accepts.
In a beautiful Roman church, Matt stands at the altar as the doors open. However, the bride doesn’t show. He finds a note in the dressing room, saying she is gone, and she asks for his forgiveness.
Confused, he returns to the hotel room to look for her, calling and texting her to no avail. Still in his tuxedo, he boards a plane back to America. The wedding coordinator calls from the reception full of guests. He finally gets a text from Heather, explaining she is still in Italy. He stands up and grabs his bag from the overhead compartment and accidentally hits a passenger in the face.
Matt returns again to the hotel and asks the concierge, Marchello, about getting a refund for his honeymoon package. Marchello says it’s impossible and recommends that he go by himself.
The next morning, Matt walks to a café. Several boys swarm around him kicking a soccer ball. As Matt struggles to order in Italian, the owner of the café, Gia, storms over to the boys and retrieves Matt’s wallet. Matt finds Heather’s engagement ring in it. Gia asks if he’s ok. They share a moment. She watches him get on a tandem bike alone.
After a day of sightseeing in Rome with newlywed couples, Matt sits at dinner alone, imagining Heather is with him. Julian, an eccentric man with an earring, asks if he can sit. He says he’s been watching Matt all day with the rest of the “Two Become One Package” group. Julian figures he’s been left at the altar, insists he needs a rebound, and offers to be his wingman. Julian says something must be broken and insists they will figure this out together. He explains that he and his wife, Megan, have been divorced twice and are now on their third honeymoon.
At a bar, Julian introduces Matt to Neil Simmons and his wife, Donna, a therapist. They inquire about Matt’s situation. Neil and Julian take it upon themselves to help Matt heal, and they begin drinking. Matt catches a drunken local woman’s eye, Claudia. In a drunken walk to the hotel, Matt laments his life. Matt gets his number blocked by Heather.
The next morning, Gia helps Matt with his hangover. She asks why he’s riding a tandem bike alone. Julian is proud to see the exchange. A man comes to see Gia, and they argue. She tries to get the group of boys to leave Matt alone as they swarm him and jumps on the back seat of Matt’s bike. She takes him to a busy restaurant where she gets them a special table from the owner who treats Matt like family.
Matt and Gia enjoy the afternoon together, talking about their lives. Gia says that Vincenzo, her landlord and ex, will not sell her the building, and the café will be closing.
Later at the hotel, Julian and Neil invite themselves to Matt’s room. They discuss their respective marriages, as Matt laments his failed attempt. He asks why not him? Neil gives him advice about relationships. Julian insists he needs to let it go. They go dancing. Julian invites Gia for Matt.
Gia brings Matt back to the café. He says he was in a relationship that ended badly. She tells him she was in a relationship with one man for 10 years. She wanted children, but the man was never ready because he was cheating on her. Matt works up the courage to ask if Gia would join him on the trip to Tuscany because he has an extra ticket. He doesn’t explain why he does so.
On the bus ride with the couple’s tour, Gia invites Matt and everyone to her family’s villa where a surprise awaits. They spend the day with Gia’s family for an authentic Italian experience. Matt will have to make a painful confession and find real courage. Gia and Vicenzo make a deal for the café.
At the hotel, Matt checks out and finds someone waiting for him that will change everything.
SOLO MIO is a heartwarming, quirky adventure in beautiful Italian settings. As Matt, Kevin James offers a genuine performance with hilarious, odd supporting characters. SOLO MIO has a morally uplifting worldview. It reminds viewers that real love isn’t perfect and pushes people to be better. The movie has some drunkenness, smoking, light violence, and an implied offscreen affair. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children.
