Solo Mio Review: ‘Eat Pray Love’ Riff With No Depth
Kevin James steps away from broad comedy in Solo Mio, a Rome-set romantic drama that asks what happens when heartbreak meets faith, family values, and a very fast rebound.
James plays Matt Taylor, a fourth-grade art teacher whose life unravels when his fiancée leaves him at the altar moments before the ceremony. With a non-refundable honeymoon booked, Matt travels to Italy alone, drifting through Rome and forming an unexpected connection with café barista Gere. It’s a gentler, more vulnerable performance from James, and one of the most restrained turns of his career.
But while Solo Mio wants to be a tender story about healing, it struggles to give its characters real interior lives. The film introduces almost no one from Matt’s world, leaving him oddly isolated, and its romance unfolds so quickly that it raises uncomfortable questions about emotional recovery. Produced by the Kinane brothers and backed by Angel Studios, the movie’s themes of “proper foundations” and faith-forward messaging are ever-present, sometimes at the expense of honest self-reflection.
In this video, we break down why Solo Mio works in spite of its script, how Kevin James and Nicole Grimaldo elevate thin material, and why the film’s message about love and loss feels prematurely resolved.
0:00 Kevin James’ unexpected softer turn
0:32 The premise and Rome honeymoon setup
1:10 Why Matt feels emotionally underwritten
1:55 Faith, foundations, and fast romance
2:30 What Solo Mio gets right — and wrong
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