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When
in Rome
isn’t the best
romantic comedy
that’s ever been
made. It’s a decent
flick starring
Kristen Bell and
Josh Duhammel that
feels like one of
this decade’s first
true ‘modern’
romantic comedies.
Most of the romantic
comedy movies you
see these days are
about 40 something
women looking for
love and starring
the same actresses
that were used ten
years ago.
When
in Rome
has a modern
approach to the
romantic comedy
featuring a strong
cast of young actors
on the rise.
When
in Rome
stars Kristen Bell.
Bell plays Beth, a
young curator who
works too much and
worries about her
personal life too
little. Her little
sister is getting
married in Rome and
Beth makes the trip
to do her family
duties. While
desperately looking
for quality cell
phone coverage in
Rome she runs into
Nick, a man that
seems to be her
perfect fit from the
beginning. The two
hit it off
immediately until
things take a turn
for the worse, and
Beth winds up drunk
and alone. She makes
her way to a magical
Roman fountain,
rumored to have
powers in love- she
pulls several coins
out of the fountain
and all of a sudden
she’s got more than
her share of
potential suitors.
The
cast for
When
In Rome
was its strength.
Bell was great in
the lead role and
Duhammel was just as
good as her
opposite. The role
characters were all
solid guys too
including Will
Arnett as a
struggling artist,
Dax Sheppard as an
egotistical male
model, Danny Devito
as head of a sausage
empire, and John
Heder as a newb
magician. It’s
slightly
disappointing that
Heder and Devito
didn’t get more
attention as
potential suitors
but there’s only so
much time available
on screen for minor
roles in a movie.
When
in Rome
had a strong enough
cast to make an
excellent movie, but
instead it just
winds up being okay.
It’s got more than
its fair share of
problems- it’s a
little too silly for
its own good at
times, Bobby
Moynihan was awful
in his role as
Nick’s best friend
Puck. Every scene
he's in becomes
terrible because
even though his
dialogue was written
well, he delivers it
horribly. The
movement of the
story is another
problem. It's too
slow at times and
doesn’t make that
much sense the rest
of the time. It’s
not a terrible,
movie- it’s just an
adequate one and it
should have been
better.
The special features
on the Blu-Ray are
decent with some
behind the scenes
and bloopers stuff.
The alternate ending
and opening are
promoted with the
Blu-Ray release but
there's a reason why
they weren't used in
the final cut of the
film... it's because
they're not good.
A few
problems with the
script and other
flaws don’t keep
When
in Rome
from being a movie
to see. Bell and
Duhammel were great
in lead roles and as
noted before it
feels like a 'modern
era' romantic comedy
for the year 2010.
It
had potential that
It didn’t reach but
that shouldn’t keep
you from seeing it.
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