When in Rome (2010)

Beth is a young, ambitious New Yorker who is completely unlucky in love. However, on a whirlwind trip to Rome, she impulsively steals some coins from a reputed fountain of love, and is then aggressively pursued by a band of suitors.

Director:

Mark Steven Johnson

Writers:

David Diamond, David Weissman

Stars:

Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Anjelica Huston

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kristen Bell	...	Beth
Josh Duhamel	...	Nick
Anjelica Huston	...	Celeste
Danny DeVito	...	Al
Will Arnett	...	Antonio
Jon Heder	...	Lance
Dax Shepard	...	Gale
Alexis Dziena	...	Joan
Kate Micucci	...	Stacy
Peggy Lipton	...	Priscilla
Luca Calvani	...	Umberto
Keir O'Donnell	...	Priest (Father Dino)
Bobby Moynihan	...	Puck
Kristen Schaal	...	Ilona
Judith Malina	...	Umberto's Grandma

Storyline

Beth is a hard working career woman whose last relationship says that she puts her work above him so he left her. When he tells her he found another career woman and is willing to stick it out with her and is engaged to her, Beth feels that there is no one for her. And when she goes to Rome to attend her sister's impromptu wedding and after meeting the best man, Nick, she's attracted to him but after seeing him with another woman, she gets drunk and goes into the famed Fountain of Love and takes some coins thrown by people looking for love. When she goes back to New York four men start coming onto her. And Nick keeps calling her asking her out. She later learns that what she did--is a no no. It seems legend says that if you take a coin out of the fountain the person who threw it will fall in love with who took the coin. So she has to find a way to break the curse. And she wonders if Nick, whom she likes, is with her cause he wants to or if he is under the spell.

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Plot Keywords:

rome italy | wading in a fountain | female protagonist | title written by male | title directed by male | 

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Taglines:

All is fair in love and Rome.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some suggestive content

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last movie with Jon Heder and Efren Ramirez, Napoleon Dynamite (2004), prominently featured the song "The Promise," performed by the band When in Rome.

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Goofs

In the Blackout restaurant, Nick grabs his chair and wine glass very easily as if the lights were on and he can see what he is doing.

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Quotes

Nick: [Repeated line] I did not see that coming.

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Crazy Credits

The cast is shown dancing as the credits roll.

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Connections

References Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

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Soundtracks

Ave Maria
(Feat. Violin)
Written by Franz Schubert
Arranged by Jim Long
Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

User Reviews

Go with it...

There's a lot of negative reviews on here about this, I'm just really glad I watched the film before reading them!! Sometimes a film asks you to suspend your disbelief. The very premise of this film is so preposterous as to not be out of place in an animated Disney film, so I find it incredible that more people didn't watch the film with that in mind. It has an excellent supporting cast, all of which hit the mark, fans of Napolean Dynamite will be delighted, and the leads are really good, Bell in particular.

Sure it's not ground breaking (rom-coms almost never are, by their nature we usually have an idea of what's coming), but it's full of fun and it's been made well, with enough substance and humour to keep you going til the end - unlike some rom-coms with much higher ratings. I would recommend checking it out if you like to lose yourself in fantasy and you're a fan of the genre

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian Ukrainian

Release Date:

29 January 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

When in Rome

Filming Locations:

Guggenheim Museum, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,350,041, 31 January 2010

Gross USA:

$32,680,633

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$43,053,376

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Krasnoff Foster Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1