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Care for some wine with your cheese? Both are on the menu in this road-tripping romance that features a talented cast and gorgeous locales but an overly sappy plot and nap-inducing pace. Imagine eating a pile of pancakes smothered with maple syrup and then needing an afternoon snooze. ==I — TH==

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