  To Rome with Love also known as “Nero Fiddled,” “Bop Decameron”MPAA Rating:
 for some sexual references.Review coming from Contributor: Curtis McParland within first week of DVD release _____
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience:
Adults
Genre:
Romance Comedy Drama
Length:
1 hr. 42 min.
Year of Release:
2012
USA Release:
June 22, 2012 (limited)
June 29, 2012 (wider)
July 6, 2012 (wide) DVD: January 15, 2013 
Producer’s synopsis: “Written and directed by Woody Allen, TO ROME WITH LOVE is a story about a number of people in Italy—some American, some Italian, some residents, some visitors—and the romances and adventures and predicaments they get into.”
See list of Relevant Issues—questions-and-answers.   Comments below:
Neutral
Neutral—This is another quirky movie by Woody Allen. He plays one of the characters and is the persona we have seen so many times. There are four stories, not connected in any way at all. The action flits from one story to another. The only thing they have in common is the city of Rome. The cinematography is really beautiful and showcases the city and its people. From that standpoint, the movie works.
One of the stories also contains a very funny situation and the whole audience, including me, roared during those scenes. Morally, however, there is so much that goes contrary to Christian values and beliefs that I have to give this a neutral rating. I don’t want to give it a negative, because I did enjoy my hour or so looking at Rome and laughing at one particular theme. However, this movie may offend many Christians and probably won’t appeal to many. Moral rating: Very Offensive / Moviemaking quality: 3 —Halyna, age 66 (USA) Movie Critics
“…extravagantly wastes the talents of Cruz, Alison Pill, and Greta Gerwig… Women in his films are now mere bystanders when they aren't basket-case man-eaters or Mediterranean whores, and along with a nearly incessant soundtrack of cheesy Italian la-la-la pop, and dialogue repeatedly undermining Darius Khondji's sun-dappled images by redundantly assuring us that Rome is ‘beautiful’…” “…one of Woody's weakest.… Woody Allen… gets a face full of linguini for his efforts on ‘To Rome With Love.’ At its worst squirm- and grimace-inducing, this is an ultra-upscale touristy spin through the Eternal City as if arranged by the concierge at the Excelsior Hotel. Rehashing gags and motifs familiar from previous Allen films, all of them better done the first time around…” “…This pleasantly diverting, none-too-strenuous arthouse excursion feels like a throwback to Allen's short-story anthologies, with the added pleasure of seeing a game cast play along.… For all the red-blooded talk of philandering, the pic is remarkably chaste, and with the exception of one F-word (used as a verb), this could be the cleanest R-rated film in recent memory.” Sorry, no other viewer comments received yet. If you have seen this movie and would like to share your observations and insights with others to be posted here, please contact us! |
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