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Nepo baby Micheál Neeson aka Richardson sleepwalks through the film with a mouthful of cotton wool, his affected and distracting Made In Chelsea accent painfully at odds with his famous Dad's gritty tones.

Fortunately for him, his character is so one dimensional it doesn't require anything in the way of heavy-lifting.

The rest of the cast do their best - Neeson himself is always good value, as is Lindsay Duncan, putting in a turn as an acidic real estate agent. But it's hard to get past the miscast junior Neeson.

Like Micheál's delivery, Made In Italy is limp and meandering, with little to redeem it.

Short and sweet, Orpheus' Song is an exercise in slowly building sexual tension. The chemistry between the two leads is intoxicating, and the scenery almost as gorgeous as Philipp (a luminous Sascha Weingarten).

Frankly, I could watch anything with the apparently ageless, engaging and charming Darryl Stephens in it, so I'll try to get through this review with as little bias as possible. But in truth, Spearman has assembled a talented cast that delights from beginning to end. Stephens has palpable chemistry with his handsome co-star, Scott Bailey. Keili Lefkovitz is effervescent in the potentially thankless role of the down-low guy's wife, and Stephen Bowman is a ton of fun as Stephen's best friend. Veteran Richard Lawson - trivia: his first credited role, in 1971, was "Homosexual", in Dirty Harry. He went on to appear in pretty much everything, including Dynasty (1986) and Angry Boys (2011) - plays Stephen's father, who, in a refreshing twist, is a black father who doesn't have a problem with his gay son.

Good gay rom-coms don't come along very often. From Zero To I Love You manages to be hopelessly romantic, a hoot, and genuinely insightful (the damage wrought by Pete and Jack's affair isn't merely brushed under the carpet).

Surprising, enchanting, and sexy, From Zero To I Love You is a winner. Doug Spearman: what's next?