When in Rome (2010)

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After fishing out coins from a water fountain in Italy, cynical New Yorker Beth Harper finds herself being wooed by several ardent suitors. As she deals with the attention, Beth tries to figure out whether a charming reporter really loves her.

Motion pictures Summary
"When in Rome" is a 2010 American romantic funny film directed by Mark Steven Johnson and produced by Gary Foster, Mark Steven Johnson, Andrew Panay, and Rikki Lea Bestall. The film stars Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel, along with an ensemble cast featuring Jon Heder, Bobby Moynihan, Will Arnett, and Danny DeVito.

Plot Overview
The story revolves around an ambitious and workaholic manager, Beth Harper (Kristen Bell), who is in Rome for her younger sis's wedding. Dissatisfied with her absence of luck in love, she certainly gets coins from the "Fountain of Love" (Fontana d'Amore), uninformed of the effects. The magic of the fountain makes those who tossed the coins fall incredibly in love with her.

Main Characters
The four males whose coins she picked up are a sausage magnate Al (Danny DeVito), a hopeful design Gale (Dax Shepard), a street magician Lance (Jon Heder), and painter Antonio (Will Arnett), who non-stop and ridiculously chase her when she returns to New York. A 5th male Nick (Josh Duhamel), who is a sports author and likewise Beth's love interest, joins this brigade after she chooses his poker chip from the water fountain.

Conflict and Resolution
Beth invests the majority of the movie juggling this oddball gang, while progressively succumbing to Nick thinking he enjoys her only due to the fact that of the wonderful spell. As the plot unfolds, it turns out that Nick's poker chip was not thrown into the water fountain by him but actually comes from a linebacker whom Nick was writing on. This revelation clears Beth's apprehension, showing Nick's feelings for her are authentic.

Conclusion
The climax of the movie is a romantic, heartfelt scene where Nick proposes to Beth in front of the water fountain in Rome, returning the coins and poker chip back into the water and breaking the love spells. Those impacted restore their senses, and Beth and Nick share a charming engagement night in Rome.

Total Review
"When in Rome" is a wacky romantic comedy that mixes humor with magic, supplying a revitalizing twist to the common rom-com formula. The film's strength lies in its uncommon facility and the performances of its ensemble cast. While it might not transform the category, it provides an amusing story with a lot of laughs along the method. Bell and Duhamel have fantastic chemistry and their particular comic timings keep the movie dynamic, appealing, and amusing. The movie is a light-hearted tip of the unforeseeable nature of love.

In the end, it is a feel-good motion picture serving the fundamentals of a rom-com, the disappointments, the enjoyable, the romance and not to forget, the pleased ending. This movie delivers laughter and love while spreading out the message that love needs no magic, however is a magical experience in itself.

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