A father (Liam Neeson) and son (Micheál Richardson) reunite to fix up their Italian home after 15 years. The son wants to use his half to buy the art gallery he is getting kicked out of by his soon to be ex-wife. Of course they lament over their dead mother/wife and they both meet women as per the typical script.

Film was heart warming at times, but the emotions seemed very fake and forced. Very predictable. Not as good as "Maid in Manhattan."

Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

It is hard to believe that Liam Neeson had acting chops before late in life he snuck into Charles Bronson's shoes.

Made in Italy is set Chiantishire. Tuscany with beautiful views of the vineyards.

This is where burnt out Bohemian artist Robert (Liam Neeson) arrives with his estranged son Jack (Micheál Richardson) to sell their house that was left to them by their wife and mother.

She died some years earlier in a car accident. It was a traumatic time for Robert who packed his son off to boarding school.

Now Jack wants to sell the house so he can use the proceeds to buy out an art gallery from his wife who is divorcing him.

The house is falling apart and both of them need to fix it up. Jack gets romantic with a local lady as Robert deals with an uptight British estate agent who brings round prospective buyers.

Of course both men reconnect and confront the events of their past. They also fall in love with the local Italian landscape.

This is actor James D'Arcy's directorial debut. It is too cliched and conventional. The tone is uneven, maybe he should had been more of a romantic comedy.

Instead it is a mawkish hybrid that delves too much in grief with lovely views of Tuscany. It might be because real life father and son Liam and Micheál suffered a real life tragedy some years earlier.

The things from the past ... if you don't really find closure, if you never speak about certain things ... they will find a way to creep back into your life and "explode" in your face. And if it is a drama, you may wonder if certain things could not have been avoided - of course they could, but then you wouldn't have a movie, would you? That's a rhetorical question, in case you were wondering.

All that aside, beautiful sights (landscapes but you may apply on the actors involved if you feel that way) and fine acting make this a decent movie to watch. If you are into that sort of thing that is.