Film favorite, Kristen Bell leads the way in the romantic comedy, When In Rome which releases on Blu-ray & DVD today!

Release Date: June 15, 2010
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: Approx. 91 minutes

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 (John Heder), an adoring painter (Will Arnet) 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?

When In Rome may not be all that you expect, but it will still get a few laughs out of you. It’s more slapstick comedy than romantic comedy. Viewers will watch 5 men jump hurdle after hurdle trying to win over Beth, who is not at all interested and has to deal until she breaks the spell she put on herself. The concept is clever but in the end, it does not come across as charming and as magical as it could have been. It seemed a bit too silly for its own good. Also, at times it was a bit overwhelming with all that was going on on screen. There should have been more of a focus of a deeper back story behind the spell, the coins, fountain, and Roman myths.

As for the cast…Danny DeVito trying to win over Kristen Bell’s heart just seemed creepy. Though it must be said that Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel have great chemistry, which made their scenes the strongest. Lastly, I find it odd the film is titled “When in Rome” when A) The film mainly takes place in New York and B) The saying is “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” but I don’t think it is a Roman thing to steal coins from the fountain. Or maybe I missed the point of the title. I don’t know. This movie was all over the place…so if you like random fun wrapped in a loose story line, this is the film to watch.

Bonus Features:

Kerplunk! Bloopers From Rome (3:07) – This was quite an entertaining blooper reel to watch, as anything is with Kristen Bell in it. She, along with the rest of the cast are just so goofy! There is talk of peep shows, Kristen’s strength is tested, Jon Heder loses a heart, there are many fumbles…and most of all, lots of fun.

Deleted Scenes – There are 3 scenes, “Setting the Record Straight,” “The Saddest Thing,” and “Suitors Make A Scenes.” While the first scene may bring a few laughs in the end, it does not further the story line. While the second may seem like a smart idea of Beth’s, her solution doesn’t work and takes away from her going after the resolution that will work. There is also no need to see Josh’s character get struck by lightning. It was done well enough in the final edit. Last and least, the third deleted scene was just pointless.

Music Videos (3:46) – “Starstrukk” by 30H3! featuring Katy Perry and “Stupid Love Letter” by Friday Night Boys are the music videos featured on this DVD. “Starstrukk” will get stuck in your head and you might be tempted to go on iTunes and search for the song. It is so fitting to the film but the second song, “Stupid Love Letter” is more fitting in regards to incorporating the movie in its music video. Both are worth checking out.

Own When In Rome on Blu-ray and DVD today.