Load of rubbish!!

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

RELEASED IN 2010 and directed by Mark Steven Johnson, "When in Rome" stars Kristen Bell as Beth, a busy unlucky-in-love woman from New York City, who finally meets the man who can take her mind off work while vacationing in Rome (Josh Duhamel). Unfortunately Beth impulsively takes four coins from a reputed fountain of love, which magically attracts four suitors she doesn't want (Danny DeVito, Will Arnett, Jon Heder & Dax Shepard).Speaking as someone who doesn't view many romcoms, I found this one quite watchable. I'm not too familiar with Bell because I've only seen her in two other films and they were minor roles ("Burlesque" and "Scream 4"), but she easily carries the movie with her star power, although she looks like she could use a few hamburgers.The movie puts its best foot forward with the kinetic first act, which mostly takes place in Rome and is the most humorous part of the movie, and sometimes hilarious (e.g. the "Cherry Pie" joke). The mid-section loses steam a bit as things get too mushy, but the movie perks up again in the last act. There's a memorable comical episode featuring a compact yellow European automobile. Jon Heder's magician character, Lance, is the most engaging suitor while DeVito's character (eventually) arouses sympathy.THE FILM RUNS 91 minutes and was shot in Rome, New York City and Santa Clarita, CA. WRITERS: David Diamond & David Weissman. ADDITIONAL CAST: Anjelica Huston plays Beth's humorless boss while Peggy Lipton & Don Johnson play her parents. Kate Micucci and Bobby Moynihan are on hand as the potential couple's best friends respectively. Alexis Dziena appears as Beth's sister.GRADE: B

Kristen Bell from Frozen stars as Beth in this clichéd romantic comedy released by Touchstone Pictures. She's an unlucky in love woman who's sister is about to get married in Rome. Here Beth meets a handsome man named Nicolas played by Josh Duhmel from Life As We Know It and she starts to like him. But when she sees him with another woman she gets drunk and goes into the love fountain where she picks up coins. But when she does do that strange things start to happen to her as the men that threw the coins and the chip into the love fountain are now CRAZY in love with her. But things get complicated when she meets Nick again and she has to wonder does he love her or is he under the spell too?Overall When In Rome isn't a bad flick. Is it good well sorta but not really. The acting was pretty much OK,Danny De Vito was funny as he was one of the men who was under the love spell and dropped a coin into the fountain,and Kristen Bell's real life husband Dax Shepard was in it too as a model guy.Bottom line if you love romantic comedies like me check it out. 5/10

Beth (Kristen Bell) is a hard working curator. She's in danger of ending up alone when she has to go to Rome to attend her sister Joan's (Alexis Dziena) wedding. She falls for the best man Nick (Josh Duhamel) but she sees him kissing another girl. She picks four coins and a poker chip from the famed Fountain of Love out of spite, and is quickly followed by four men (Danny DeVito, Will Arnett, Jon Heder, Dax Shepard) desperate for her love.I love Kristen Bell and her commitment to her single-girl comedy bit especially when she's trying to smash the vase. Josh Duhamel is a likable guy although he's more pretty than funny. There's a chance for a passable rom-com here even with the hopeless Mark Steven Johnson directing. But the four creepy guys really make it impossible to like this movie. They are worst than annoying. They are not funny. The premise really screwed this up.

This was a silly, stupid movie! Even compared to other romantic comedies. It was so stupid, that I felt embarrassed while I was watching it - despite of the fact that I was alone in the room! And I do not think that this was just because I am getting too old for romcoms either - because I can still enjoy really good romcoms, such as "A Touch of Mink" and "Four Weddings and a Funeral".Magic, presented as if it really exists, does not work for an adult audience in our day and age. It only makes the movie seem childish and ridiculous.Another thing: romcoms should be about wish fulfillment for women, but the leading male character simply is not attractive or spectacular enough for that.The reason I still give this movie two stars and not just one, is that it is at least shot on location in Rome, and shows some great scenery from there. The photo is very beautiful at some points, and you can see that a lot of money has been invested in clothes, props, extras etc..