Touchstone Pictures
Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Angelica Huston, Will Arnett
Not a bad movie. Some parts were a little silly, kind of like a Mr. Bean episode, but all in all it was really cute. Some of the smaller character are a little over the top (Bobby Moynahan over the top, say it isn’t so), but still the movie works, so that’s why I rated it as high as I did.
Let’s see, a girl has a miserable brake up and has to attend her sister’s wedding in Rome. Where have we heard THAT before? But at the same time, this does a cute little twist.
Drunk, depressed, piqued, disgusted with men, this gal decides to take a dip in the famous Fountain of Love of Three Coins in the Fountain fame, she decides to pick up five coins to take away their wishes. Little does she know that when you remove a coin, the one who threw the coin will immediately fall in love with you! Hilarity ensues, as a four crazy characters are madly in love with her.
But there is a twist. She has to return the coins to break the spell, but the last coin belongs to a guy she really likes, but she can’t tell if he loves her, or if it’s just the magic of the fountain.
Ok, it’s predictable, but it is a fun romp, and very light. I rated it in the middle because some of it is, as I said, silly, but all in all it’s a “light” watch. Nothing deep here, but a decent distraction for a while.
Oh, and don’t confuse this with the Mary-Kate and Ashley disaster “When in Rome (2002)”. It would be just like Netflix to send you the wrong one by mistake. 🙂
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