Harockerce What a beautiful movie!

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Abegail Noëlle While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

team-dave Unwatchable nonsense as we flit between four stories that are too boring to reveal here.The music is ok though.

LiquidPoetry1921 First I must say, I LOVE Woody Allen! I think he is the most prolific comedic genius of our day. And with those high expectations, I was mostly disappointed with 'To Rome With Love'.Don't get me wrong, it did have some of that typical dry Woody humor...especially when he was referring to the undertaker's house! But the operatic shower scene was shown to such excess that it became more annoying than funny. As well, I thought the film could have used more of that verbal Allen wit and much less of the sight gags, such as the woman dropping her phone into the storm drain, or the thief that emerges in the hotel room when the older actor Luca is about to seduce the naive Milly.But, I did love the Leopoldo storyline ~ a man who lives an especially mundane life only to wake one day to find that he's become a national celebrity! I wish the entire movie was filled with this unique humor, but unfortunately it was not.For the bits and lines that were classic Woody, and overlooking the many parts that were simply forgettable, am giving 'To Rome With Love' 5* out of 10...and already looking forward to his next movie!

Python Hyena To Rome With Love (2012): Dir: Woody Allen / Cast: Woody Allen, Roberto Benigni, Alec Baldwin, Penelope Cruz, Jesse Eisenberg: Romantic comedy about the idea of Rome as a romantic symbol when in fact it contains every bit as many problems as any other place. Woody Allen and Judy Davis play a married couple flying to Rome to meet their daughter's fiancé. Their daughter is a journalist while her fiancé's father is a mortician whom Allen learns has a talent for singing opera. The problem is that this talent is restricted to the shower. This plays out as one of the great hilarious payoffs when Allen presents the most awkward stage plays. Roberto Benigni plays an ordinary guy who is suddenly hounded by paparazzi who ask him the most absurd details into his life. It is Allen's humorous attack on fame and its illusions. Alec Baldwin seems to be everywhere when it comes to coaching a young heart throb who is about to cheat on his girlfriend with her best friend, an aspiring actress who has just arrived in town. Penelope Cruz plays a prostitute who ends up in the wrong hotel room and mistaken as the fiancé of someone who is set to meet relatives. His real fiancé is lost within the city and loses her cell phone, but she becomes the target of romance by a famous actor and this leads to the most hysterical burglary attempt ever conspired. Jesse Eisenberg seems to be observing it all, hanging out with Baldwin enlightening each other. This is Woody Allen at his best as he presents witty dialogue, comic encounters at their most inspiring, and a view of Rome that paints a far different picture than reputed. Score: 10 / 10

goodone49 Yes, we've all seen Woody Allen films and know from the outset that they contain several intertwined stories that are distinct yet inextricably linked, and this one was no different. However, the distinction here is the element of fantasy that is involved in each of these stories, which has become increasing central to Allen's films of late, e.g., Midnight in Paris, the stories just seem so much more interesting than I seem to recall in some of his other films. Most noteworthy about this film is the score. It is so beautifully and aptly played throughout that it seems to almost be a narrator of the movie, as it gently guides the viewer from scene to scene. The fantastic score also gives the movie an extra element of rhythm both literally and figuratively in that it keeps things quite upbeat. The acting was very well done, with the exception of Ellen Page, which was not really her fault, because she was simply not well cast for her role. Overall, this movie was great! I thought it was one of Allen's best in quite some time.