{"id":14012,"date":"2026-02-07T18:33:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T23:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/?p=14012"},"modified":"2026-04-09T11:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:28:31","slug":"solo-mio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/2026\/02\/07\/solo-mio\/","title":{"rendered":"Solo Mio"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Solo Mio<\/strong> (2026)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Angel\/Comedy-Drama\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 100 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated PG (some suggestive material, brief language, violence)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Chuck Kinnane and Dan Kinnane\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Kevin James, Patrick Kinnane and John Kinnane\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: Joy Ngiaw\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Jared Fadel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: February 6, 2026 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Kevin James, Nicole Grimaudo, Kim Coates, Alyson Hannigan, Jonathan Roumie, Julee Cerda, Julie Ann Emery, Alessandro Carbonara, Caterina Silva, Giancarlo Bartolomei, Andrea Bocelli, Veronica Berti, Virginia Berti.<\/p>\n

Rating<\/strong>: ***<\/p>\n

\u00a0Twas the week before Valentine\u2019s Day when all through the land\/Hearts are aflutter and romance is on hand…. at the cinema<\/em>, courtesy of Angel Studios, no less. Imagine that!<\/p>\n

\u00a0In their continued efforts to attract secular audiences, the studio that gave us His Only Son and Sound of Freedom now offers up Solo Mio<\/strong>, a PG-rated rom-com drama starring Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop) as a decent, unassuming guy jilted at the altar by a runaway bride. Instead of slinking away and drowning in sorrow, he learns to live and love life again. It\u2019s not a new story. You\u2019ve heard it through and through. It may be a little creaky at times, but it has a nice way about it. It\u2019s so good-natured; you can\u2019t help but get caught up in it.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Matt Taylor (James) is a fourth grade art teacher who\u2019s all set to marry his fiancee Heather (James\u2019 Hitch co-star Emery) in Rome. Unfortunately, she bails at the last minute, leaving behind her engagement ring and a letter telling him she needs space. His heart shattered, he tries unsuccessfully to cancel the honeymoon package he had planned. When he can\u2019t, he decides to go it alone, solo mio<\/em> as it were. It proves to be a life-changing experience.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Matt becomes friends with two other American tourists, brash Julian (Coates, The Last Boy Scout) and sensitive Neil (Roumie, Jesus Revolution), and their wives, Meghan (Hannigan, American Pie 1-3) and Donna (Cerda, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers). The guys encourage him to put himself out there and enjoy his newfound freedom. He also develops a friendship with coffee shop proprietor Gia (Grimaudo, Un Professore), an upbeat sort who accompanies him on a few outings. Predictably, the friendship turns into something more. The complication, Matt hasn\u2019t yet told Gia about being left at the altar only a few days prior. Yeah, not good, dude.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Unlike other Angel Studios films, Solo Mio<\/strong> does not end with a plea for audiences to \u201cpay it forward\u201d by scanning a QR code and buying tickets for those who can\u2019t afford to see movies at the cinema. That always struck me as more shameless than altruistic. Can\u2019t they just put it on their website? But I digress. We\u2019re not here to talk about marketing tactics. This is a film review. Let\u2019s talk film.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Directed by The Kinnane Brothers (Chuck and Dan), Solo Mio <\/strong>is a very good date movie. It\u2019s pleasant and agreeable. It\u2019s sweet without being saccharine. It\u2019s funny without being mean-spirited. None of the humor is ever at the expense of somebody. It never even vilifies the runaway bride. The closest thing it has to an antagonist is Gia\u2019s ex Vincenzo (Bartolomei) and his only sin is being arrogant. I am always gratified to see a comedy picture that doesn\u2019t rely on meanness to elicit laughter. Given its PG rating, it\u2019s not vulgar or gross either. This is a movie you can watch with your grandparents.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Few people seem to remember James\u2019 turn as a romantic lead in 2005\u2019s Hitch. His character was anything but a fat fool. He did a great job, but it\u2019s typically eclipsed by Paul Blart 1 & 2 (2009-15) or Grown Ups 1 & 2 (2010-13). His low-key performance in Solo Mio<\/strong> is a delight to watch. He plays a character a lot of us can relate to. Matt is a nice guy who just wants to love and be loved in return. He just makes the same mistake many people have, he fell for the wrong person. He\u2019s sad about it, but it turns out to be for the best when he encounters Gia. Grimaudo does a great job in the role. Her character is full of life and loves living it. She encourages Matt to do the same. She even takes him and his friends to her family home, a vineyard in Tuscany. The two have nice chemistry together.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Coates adds comic relief as Julian, a loud type with no understanding of boundaries. He\u2019s only too glad to brag that he married the same girl three times. His wife, on the other hand, always looks annoyed. She can\u2019t even be bothered to take fun selfies with her husband. Hannigan does a good job in the role. Roumie and Cerda are funny too. Their backstory is really something. She used to be his therapist. Yeah, that\u2019s not too unethical. Famous tenor Andrea Bocelli, playing himself, contributes some beautiful music.<\/p>\n

\u00a0If you like beautiful scenery, you\u2019re going to love Solo Mio<\/strong>. It has some gorgeous location shooting in Rome and Tuscany. We also get a gander at some scrumptious looking food. I just love it when romance is accompanied by exotic foreign locales.<\/p>\n

\u00a0In short, Solo Mio<\/strong> is a good movie. It\u2019s lightweight enough that it won\u2019t leave you feeling drained or exhausted. It\u2019s very easygoing. There\u2019s only one major twist near the end. I won\u2019t say what, but it says something about the random nature of our universe. But let\u2019s not get bogged down by philosophizing. That\u2019s not the point of Solo Mio<\/strong>. It\u2019s just a nice little rom-com drama that will make you smile.\"\"<\/p>\n

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