When in Rome

It's a chick flick, but it's not a bad one. It's actually quite good. Enough funny parts to make it watchable, but it does have the telegraphed ending like all of these movies.

The co-stars are all pretty funny and watchable. Josh Duhamel is probably the weakest link in the movie (let's be honest he has a very limited range for an actor). Kristen Bell is adorable as always. 7/10

You know, it's not insufferable, the acting is good, the comedy is alright, and I didn't really roll my eyes a whole lot. Has some cheese but it was bearable. I liked seeing all these wacko actors come together on screen (especially the brief inclusion of the Napoleon Dynamite duo lol). But yeah. Pretty good considering I'm not much a fan of rom-coms.

Dax Shepard later became Christine’s husband in real life.

Dax Shepard later became Christine’s husband in real life.

Kristen Bell stars in the romantic comedy When In Rome. The story follows a lovelorn art show manager named Beth who takes coins out of the mystical Fontana de Amore fountain, and soon discovers that doing so bound to her the love of the men who threw those coins into the fountain. Co-starring Will Arnett, Jon Heder, Dax Shepard, and Danny DeVito, the film is full of great comedic performances. However, the plot is overly silly and has too many twists. Still, the lighthearted humor is fun and the film has a sincere message about love and romance. When In Rome nearly gets by on the charisma of its actors, but there’s just too much goofiness to overcome.

Everyone in this deserves better.