Toscana is a 2022 Danish romantic comedy-drama film,[1] written and directed by Mehdi Avaz and starring Anders Matthesen as the fictional Michelin cook Theo Dahl.
It was largely received negatively by critics—who especially criticised its predictability and script—but it was a success among viewers, becoming the fifth-most watched film worldwide on Netflix during its first week.
In a review before the public release, Filmmagasinet Ekko gave the film 2 out of 6 stars, criticising the lack of realism and writing that "Toscana tastes like Kollision [another film directed by Mehdi Avaz] in its paper-thin character drawing and clumsy script".
[10] Shortly after its release, Soundvenue likewise gave it 2 out of 6 stars, criticizing in particular its predictability and, as Ekko did, the script; most of all, according to the reviewer, Toscana felt like a "waste of Anders Matthesen's talent".
The Los Angeles Times also mentioned the film's predictability, but concluded that "the stars are likable and — as is usually the case with movies like these — there's some real satisfaction in seeing how all the dots get connected".