Ratings: 6.8/10
Runtime: 1h 36min
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Director: Charles Kinnane, Daniel Kinnane
Writer: Patrick Kinnane, John Kinnane, Kevin James
Cast: Kevin James, Nicole Grimaudo, Kim Coates
Language: English
Solo Mio starts light almost breezy. Then it cuts deeper than expected. Directed by Charles Kinnane and Daniel Kinnane it follows a man running from heartbreak straight into himself. Not pretty & not easy. A canceled wedding leaves him stranded in Italy alone with plans meant for two. Meanwhile sunlit streets and crowded cafés feel oddly isolating. Laughter echoes but not for him. However the film doesn’t lean into easy charm. It lets the awkwardness sit. Long. Uncomfortable. The camera lingers on small human details half finished wine glasses nervous smiles hands that don’t know where to go. Moreover the performance carries a fragile honesty. Jokes land then fade. Silence creeps back in. You feel the weight of being alone in a place built for togetherness. What does it mean to start over when you didn’t choose to ? The film keeps nudging that question. Instead of clean answers it offers stumbles. Therefore every new connection feels risky almost painful. Some moments drift but that drift feels intentional. Ultimately it’s uneven but sincere sharp in ways it doesn’t announce. Streaming now on afdah movie streaming, it leaves a quiet ache like a memory you didn’t expect to revisit.