Even though I wasn't expecting much with this flick, since I have a weak spot for romantic comedies, I still wanted to give it a try. Unfortunately, this one was just terribly average. Basically, it is one of those romcom with a concept based on some rather random superstitious belief (here, if you pick up a coin thrown in the fountain of love in Rome, the person who threw it will fall in love wit... read more
Description:An ambitious young New Yorker (KRISTEN BELL), disillusioned with romance, takes a whirlwind trip to Rome where she defiantly plucks magic coins from a fountain of love, inexplicably igniting the passion of those who threw them in: a sausage magnate (DANNY DEVITO), a street magician (JON HEDER), an adoring painter (WILL ARNETT) and a sAn ambitious young New Yorker (KRISTEN BELL), disillusioned with romance, takes a whirlwind trip to Rome where she defiantly plucks magic coins from a fountain of love, inexplicably igniting the passion of those who threw them in: a sausage magnate (DANNY DEVITO), a street magician (JON HEDER), an adoring painter (WILL ARNETT) and a self-admiring model (DAX SHEPARD). But when a charming reporter (JOSH DUHAMEL) pursues her with equal zest, how will she know if his love is the real thing?... (more)(less)
“Even though I wasn't expecting much with this flick, since I have a weak spot for romantic comedies, I still wanted to give it a try. Unfortunately, this one was just terribly average. Basically, it is one of those romcom with a concept based on some rather random superstitious belief (here, if you pick up a coin thrown in the fountain of love in Rome, the person who threw it will fall in love with you). Seriously, I think I have never seen a good movie based on some superstition. The main issue, in my opinion, is that instead of getting to know the characters, you spend a lot of time with some stupid jokes around the supersitious stuff. There was actually a pretty good cast but even though Kristen Bell was really charming, she honestly didn't have much to do and her character was rather b” read more
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Note : Basically, it is one of those romcom with a concept based on some rather random superstitious belief. The main issue, in my opinion, is that instead of getting to know the characters and their new blossoming romance, you spend a lot of time with some stupid jokes around the superstitious stuff.
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"episode 11 - lost to The Proposal
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Starring: Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Will Arnett, Jon Heder, Dax Shepard, Danny DeVito, Anjelica Huston
RT rating: 16%"