I felt like I resonated with Sole a little, she had normal fears like getting a job and figuring out what she wanted to do with her life. And the scenes where she imagines that everyone is judging her were pretty realistic to me. The breaking of the forth wall was kind of overkill but that didn't stop me from watching.
The connections she made with her new friends and potential love interest Danio felt too rushed. I would have loved to see these relationships fully fleshed out so we could see why they happened. The last 10 minutes of the movie, she turns down Massimo (the guy she's been pining for her whole life) and realises she likes Danio.
However I did like how her fear of flying was handled. It was pretty realistic that her biggest fear wouldn't be conquered in one day and that she didn't have to rush into something she wasn't ready for. Sole's relationship with her mother is pretty sour but we don't know why and see no resolution to this. She doesn't answer when her mother asks why she wants to go to Rome. Indeed, we as the audience don't really know what plans she has in terms of her future. She likes to draw but even though it seems obvious to pursue this again, she doesn't.
I don't really know where this review is going, but I guess my point is the movie definitely had promise in terms of storyline and direction but it lacked a little something and the relationships needed more time to seem plausible. I don't know if I'd watch this movie again - it wasn't horrible just not great.
The connections she made with her new friends and potential love interest Danio felt too rushed. I would have loved to see these relationships fully fleshed out so we could see why they happened. The last 10 minutes of the movie, she turns down Massimo (the guy she's been pining for her whole life) and realises she likes Danio.
However I did like how her fear of flying was handled. It was pretty realistic that her biggest fear wouldn't be conquered in one day and that she didn't have to rush into something she wasn't ready for. Sole's relationship with her mother is pretty sour but we don't know why and see no resolution to this. She doesn't answer when her mother asks why she wants to go to Rome. Indeed, we as the audience don't really know what plans she has in terms of her future. She likes to draw but even though it seems obvious to pursue this again, she doesn't.
I don't really know where this review is going, but I guess my point is the movie definitely had promise in terms of storyline and direction but it lacked a little something and the relationships needed more time to seem plausible. I don't know if I'd watch this movie again - it wasn't horrible just not great.