When In Rome (2010)
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Release Date: Friday January 29, 2010 Genre: Comedy Running Time: 91 min. Director: Mark Steven Johnson Screenplay: David Diamond, David Weissman Cast: Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Will Arnett, Alexis Dziena, Jon Heder, Dax Shepard, Kate Micucci, Bobby Moynihan, Danny DeVito, Anjelica Huston |
Sometimes you just want to see a movie that involves absolutely no thinking. The week is long, life is dim, and suddenly you need something that is so far fetched you’ll go with it for the laugh. If this sounds like you then go see When In Rome. Everything is pretty far fetched in the movie but it’s so well put together that you genuinely laugh because the characters and circumstances are so unbelievable. It’s cute and funny and that’s all it’s really meant to be.
Kristen Belldoes a great job in this but to be quite honest I’d have enjoyed a whole lot more of Josh Duhamel in it. The Italian bits in this film are so out there it’s crazy. My parents are Italian, I’ve been to Italy many many many times and there are two things I can vouch for: nobody says abbondanza when they toast and the chances of finding a priest who will play Texas Holdem is pretty damn good. Said priest is played by Kier O’Donnell who most of you will remember as the creepy brother in Wedding Crashers. He is the best in this movie and it’s just so sad he couldn’t have had a bigger part. Realistically, the cast is reason enough to watch this movie because you get to see some amazing actors play these extreme characters. John Heder plays a Criss Angel type magician, Dax Sheppard plays a conceited model type, Danny DeVito is the cutest sausage king in the world, Will Arnett is the best wanna be Italian ever, and Anjelica Huston plays the wickedest boss from hell you’ve ever seen. Their renditions of these characters against Josh Duhamel and Kirsten Bell’s "serious/straight" play is just amazing. Besides, there are some super sweet moments that are almost corney but don’t make you throw up so they are worth the risk. Finally, this movie ends with a dance number…that alone is worth watching! Josh Duhamel has got some moves on him!
Final verdict is: a fun movie that’s easy on your brain and sure to give you some long lasting laughs. Just don’t go to Rome and start stealing coins out of the fountain of love…they don’t take too kindly to that sort of thing.