When in Rome
Disillusioned with romance, Beth, an ambitious New Yorker (Kristen Bell), travels to Rome, where she plucks magic coins from a special fountain, and is then aggressively pursued by a band of suitors.
30 August 1946, New York City, New York, USA
7 August 1974, Prato, Tuscany, Italy
10 July 1986, USA
18 December 1969, Rieti, Italy
8 November 1978, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
8 July 1984, New York City, New York, USA
21 December 1988, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
22 August 1979, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
December 23, 2010
[Bell] carries a classic presence and charm that is tough not to like. Yet, at the same time, she does so with a little spunk and sass.
July 03, 2010
...we are expected to suspend our disbelief and accept that the adorable Kristen Bell needs some sort of crackpot magic spell to attract suitors.
August 15, 2011
When in Rome never delves deep into anything, but whisks us through the conventions of romantic comedies so quickly there's barely time to groan.
January 29, 2010
We get three acts of labored slapstick wrung from an eye-roller of a premise.
November 05, 2011
Most of the troubles come from the painfully unfunny shenanigans of Beth's magic-stricken admirers.
January 29, 2010
A brainless, fizzy, romantic-comedy fairy tale with a roster of acting talent far beyond expectations.
January 29, 2010
A bunch of eager performers troll for laughs that never come.
March 10, 2011
When in Rome is an insipid waste; every ounce of potential has been steadfastly turned away from in order to make a safe little piece of clowning.
January 29, 2010
In the case of When in Rome, oh to do what the Romans used to do: Toss the bloody thing to the lions.
February 07, 2013
My kind of romantic comedy. It's funny, a bit silly and doesn't try to set the new standard for romance in the genre. It's exactly what you expect, but in a good way.
January 29, 2010
It lurches along, making Ms. Bell and Mr. Duhamel look duller than they need to.
