Slow-motion shots of a shirtless hunk getting drenched by a sprinkler. Lingering stares at a vineyard in Tuscany, Italy. And not one, but two serenades to the 2000s R&B song “Let Me Love You” by Mario.
Even reading that might make some grimace. But at the New York premiere of “You, Me & Tuscany” on Wednesday, the mood told a different story. The audience laughed, called out and gasped together as each scene unfolded.
“I think that that’s the loudest audience I’ve ever been in outside of an ‘Avengers’ movie,” said Regé-Jean Page, who became a breakout star in the first season of the Netflix show “Bridgerton.”
For many viewers in the crowd, the communal experience of watching a wholesome, Black-led rom-com in a theater felt like a breath of fresh air.
“Sometimes you need to just have those movies where it just makes you laugh, even if it’s corny,” said Halle Bailey, who played Ariel in the live-action film of “The Little Mermaid.”
But during the premiere, the film’s producer, Will Packer, said it was hard to find a studio willing to back a theatrical romantic comedy in a streaming era, let alone a Black-led one. The movie, which was picked up by Universal and was released in theaters on April 10, is forecast to earn $8 million after its opening weekend, according to industry estimates.
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