I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. I initially was turned off by the idea of a Scott Baio movie, but he did an excellent job. I was very impressed. The movie is a very tender and sweet movie and the acting is the high point. At times heavy handed in the plot, it is forgivable by the excellent portrayal. I highly recommend this movie. The actress portraying Bella was particularly noteworthy. Here smile was the most memorable part of the movie. The other thing I liked about this movie was the basic plot, which is that of a man who chased a career tenaciously only to find it didn't seem to fit with the recipe of his life. When faced with the incongruity of the life he had built and the life he felt, he was willing to allow his mind to follow his heart to a new life.

I am not a professional movie reviewer. But, I know what I like.I was able to see bits and pieces of this movie several times before I saw the whole thing at one sitting. Since then, I think I have watched it about 10 times. This movie never fails to impress me with how well it was done . I liked every thing about the movie. And, I will continue to keep watching it every chance I get. Congratulations and thanks to those who made this wonderful movie come to life.Scott Baio was very good in and, in fact, was a surprise to me. I keep remembering him From Happy Days. He has developed into a fine actor and was a joy and a surprise. The entire cast was wonderful.

A very good tearjerker. Scott Baio is amazingly good as is the entire cast. The accents of Bella and Massimo are not good (although I'm not Italian, I grew up in a strong working-class Italian neighborhood) but they don't really take away from their performances. The new (i.e. relatively unknown) actress who plays Lucca is a gem. I would like to see here more often. Shuler Hensley as Pino wrenches the heart. The story line is far-fetched, but the acting and setting are so good, they come very, very close to making it entirely believable.The Pittsburgh backdrop is gorgeous and greatly adds to the film.If you're jaded and not sentimental or do not come from an ethnic background you may not like it, but if you're a sentimental Italian, or Greek, or Spaniard, or Lebanese, etc., I think you will enjoy it and use up a box of tissues.

I had hoped this would be a light romantic film and the critic's reviews were certainly encouraging. Still it seemed like it might be a made for television movie, simple and sweet but nothing extraordinary. It was wonderfully surprising though. I thought the scheme to marry to make the mother happy would be unbelievable but they pulled it off. It actually had a very realistic touch to the writing. And the direction was superb, very subtle, again keeping the character's realistic. All of the cast were terrific but Scott Baio, Kristen Minter and Rosemary Prinz were incredible. Definitely a sleeper, very heartwarming and incredibly well done! One of the greatest unknown romantic gem's you'll ever find.