Looking for a pleasing, romantic comedy starring Kristen Bell? You are better off renting Forgetting Sarah Marshall than coughing up $10 to sit through When In Rome. With a campy, gimmicky, ridiculous slapstick script and mediocre acting from a rag-tag bunch of mostly B-listers, this Mark Steven Johnson film is another example of an over-advertised, uninspired romantic comedy.
Bell's character, Beth, is facing all the stereotypical woes of a woman failing in relationships. Despite having the job of her dreams and an amazing apartment in New York City, her inability to trust in love curbs her self-esteem and makes her generally miserable. When her sister impulsively decides to get married in Rome, Beth drunkenly finds herself in the magical Fountain of Love and ends up pocketing a few of the coins tossed in the water as pleas for love. Upon returning to New York, she is pursued haplessly by a band of amorous misfits all spellbound by the fountain, making it impossible for Beth to tell if the man she loves (Josh Duhamel) has true feelings for her or is just another coin in the fountain.
Even in synopsis form, the film sounds underwhelming. Flesh out the story line with dialogue and acting, and somehow the movie is even less entertaining. Bell tries her hardest to be charming and relatable, but ultimately no one sympathizes with her character
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