To Rome With Love – Lynn Venhaus (Belleville News-Democrat)
What It’s About: Set in the beautiful eternal city of Rome, Woody Allen’s latest comedy doesn’t top last summer”s Oscar-winning “Midnight in Paris,” but is rather an airy excursion into the lives of several Romans and a few visiting Americans. Four fantasy stories are interwoven, but they do not connect on screen. A couple are more successful than others connecting with the audience, so the overall feeling is disjointed.
Performances: Alec Baldwin plays a renowned architect reliving his youth, shadowing a student (Jesse Eisenberg), his girlfriend (Greta Gerwig) and her free-spirited friend Monica (Ellen...
To Rome With Love-Reelworld (Kent Tentschert/Carol Hemphill)
CAROL’S TAKE:
“To Rome with Love” cuts back and forth among four disparate stories, all set in the beautiful Eternal City. The tales appear to take place in the same time frame, but don’t.
One occupies a single day. Another encompasses weeks, or months. The stories never intersect.
None of this matters. Each narrative is complete unto itself, taking the time necessary to reach its conclusion.
A retired opera producer of dubious distinction (Woody Allen) discovers a fabulous tenor who only sings well in the shower.
A newlywed learns about making love in the arms of a sympathetic prostitute (Penelope Cruz).
An average man (Roberto... Bookmark Us
