To Rome With LoveMovie Reviews

So-so
Avg. Critic Score: 54 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
15 OK for kids 15+
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  • 75
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    This is the vital city that inspired Fellini – alive and lived in. When an actor falters or a joke falls flat, Roma stays fresh and dynamic. You can't take your eyes off it. Read full review

  • 75
    Movieline | Stephanie Zacharek

    To Rome with Love - rangy, vaguely ridiculous and trepidatiously optimistic - is Allen's film for tomorrow. Read full review

  • 67
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Woody Allen has become such a beguiling travel agent that he rolls through these stories with a relaxed effervescence that is rather infectious. Read full review

  • 63
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea

    Oh so slight and forgettable. Read full review

  • 63
    Boston Globe | Ty Burr

    A charming but terribly self-indulgent trifle that's less than the sum of its many parts. Read full review

  • 63
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    It's neither one of Allen's best, nor among his worst. It is also not likely to win audiences over with the passion that "Midnight in Paris" did. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    Yet here's what's strange: As awful as To Rome With Love is - and the awfulness is unmistakable - it is, as an experience, not unpleasant. You will probably see several better movies this year that you will enjoy less. It's a mess, but it's Rome. It's a mess, but it's Woody Allen. Read full review

  • 40
    The Hollywood Reporter | Todd McCarthy

    Allen the writer-director has gone tone-deaf this time around, somehow not realizing that the nonstop prattling of the less-than-scintillating characters almost never rings true. Read full review

  • 40
    New York Daily News | Joe Neumaier

    Much of the young cast - especially a miscast Page - make the oft-repeated mistake of saying Allen's dialogue as he might say them; the result is a lot of hyperarticulation, stammering and gesturing. Read full review

  • 20
    Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern

    For better or worse, Woody Allen turns out a movie every year. Last year's "Midnight in Paris" was better than better; that is to say, sublime. To Rome With Love is worse than worse, as inert as its predecessor was inspired. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says OK for kids 15+ Allen lauds Rome in neurotic but teen-friendly comedy.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that Woody Allen's ensemble comedy To Rome with Love deals largely with relationship absurdities -- the way we sabotage our connections and get in our own way --- and so may be more interesting to older teens and adults than to younger viewers. Expect cheeky, sexually tinged humor, some swearing (a few "s--t"s and one use of "f-ck"), drinking as a social lubricant, and a healthy dose of Allen's trademark angst.
  • Families can talk about To Rome with Love's messages about relationships. How does it portray love and marriage? Parents, talk to your teens about your own values regarding relationships.
  • What is the movie saying about the nature of fame in the 21st century? What role does media play in that?
  • How are Americans portrayed in this movie? Do you think it's a fair/accurate depiction?
  • Are you familiar with any of Allen's early work? Which filmmakers have stood the test of time?
The good stuff
  • message true1 Positive messages: Everyone's lost in a neurotic fog, but some characters are more lost than others. Eventually, some find their way.
  • rolemodels true0 Positive role models: Almost everyone in To Rome with Love is a neurotic mess, though some are straining to wrestle their demons (not always with much success).
What to watch for
  • violence false1 Violence: Yelling and screaming; one woman draws a knife on a man, but it's done in a comical and cartoonish manner.
  • sex false3 Sexy stuff: Sexual references/jokes. Kissing and making out; husbands and wives cheat on each other, which is sometimes accepted as a given. A woman is shown putting on her underwear.
  • language false3 Language: Relatively infrequent use of words including "f--k" (said once), "s--t," "bulls--t," "damn," "hell," "oh my God," etc.
  • consumerism false2 Consumerism: Brand/labels seen or mentioned include Alitalia, Canon, and Ambien.
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Lots of social drinking, from beer to wine to hard liquor. One character pops pills.
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