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TO ROME WITH LOVEMovie Reviews
Comedy about the romances, adventures and predicaments of a disparate group of people in Italy. Cast:Woody Allen, Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penelope Cruz, Judy Davis, Jesse EisenbergDirector:Woody AllenRelease Date:June 22, 2012DVD Release:January 15, 2013From:Sony ClassicsRating:RLength:1 hr 35 min
JANUARY 15, 2013
To Rome With Love, Good (Not Great) Reviews Key Cities
To Rome With Love played in key cities to good not great reviews. • Ty Burr wrote in the Boston Globe, "...a charming but terribly self-indulgent trifle... Is Allen breaking loose artistically or has he just gotten lazy? It's anyone's guess." • And Dana Stevens wrote for Slate, "Allen seems to be digging through a career's worth of unused material... alternately tiresome and pleasing..." More Reviews Below...
To Rome With Love Positive Reviews (48 Reviews, reviews below)
Alynda Wheat, People: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Allen's latest love letter to Europe doesn't have the charm of 'Midnight in Paris' or the sizzle of 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'... The results are amusing, if sloppy."(See all of Alynda Wheat's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 109 words, 06/28/12
David Germain, Associated Press: MODERATE(cg) "In between the good times, the story and characters just drift about awkwardly, stuck on a walking tour of Rome that continually bumps up against dead ends..."(See all of David Germain's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 775 words, 06/21/12
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD(cg) "Allen has entered a phase in which he seems less movie director than travel agent.... he rolls through these stories with a relaxed effervescence that is rather infectious..."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 275 words, 06/22/12
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: VERY GOOD(cg) "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."(See all of Peter Travers's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 325 words, 06/22/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...generates no particular excitement or surprise, but it provides the sort of pleasure Woody Allen seems able to generate almost on demand."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 622 words, 06/29/12
Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies: EXCELLENT(cg) "...consistently engaging and often very funny, largely avoiding groaners and bringing home its choice bits of life wisdom with a deft touch."(See all of Glenn Kenny's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 694 words, 06/18/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (13 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...an amusing little picture... how casually it blends the plausible and the surreal, and how unabashedly it revels in pure silliness."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 988 words, 06/22/12
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "Much of the young cast -- especially a miscast Page -- make the oft-repeated mistake of saying Allen's dialogue as he might say it..."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 357 words, 06/22/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...an affectionate but meandering comedy that contemplates romance, fame, legacy and longing.... everything about the film is fluid..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 869 words, 06/22/12
Kyle Smith, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...the comedy is passable, and the ways the stories play off each other provides enough to think about to be engaging."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 493 words, 06/22/12
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: GOOD "...wonderfully buoyant... I was blissed out during much of 'To Rome With Love,' but I have to acknowledge its creepy side.... the casualness of the hopelessness..."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 680 words, 06/18/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...generates no particular excitement or surprise, but it provides the sort of pleasure Woody Allen seems able to generate almost on demand."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 622 words, 06/29/12
Chris Packham, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "Allen's problematic portrayals of women have become more pronounced... goddammit, Woody Allen, you don't have to articulate every gross idea that goes through your head."(See all of Chris Packham's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 737 words, 06/20/12
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: MODERATE(cg) "The best thing that can be said about the picture is that it's a pleasant time-waster that also doubles as a travelogue for anyone interested in visiting Italy."(See all of Peter Howell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 780 words, 07/06/12
Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...not great, but not grating.... We get four interspliced but unconnected stories in one movie.... The cast here is much better than the material..."(See all of Liam Lacey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 666 words, 07/06/12
Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "In this meditation on the pleasures - and perils - of fantasy, the relationship-centred material is terrific and the silly stuff is, well, silly."(See all of Susan G. Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 520 words, 07/05/12
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a love letter to the great city.... a love letter written on the fly, with brushstroke characters working their way through a cluster of sketchy, disconnected plotlines."(See all of Steven Rea's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 598 words, 07/06/12
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: MODERATE(cg) "...a foggy, verbose film whose jokes are focused on loss and regret.... a reflection on the quixotic, fleeting nature of romance, fame and life itself."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 645 words, 07/06/12
Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic: VERY GOOD(cg) "...the highest high is Roberto Benigni's performance as a bewildered Everyman who is suddenly 'famous for being famous'.... a miniature masterpiece..."(See all of Kerry Lengel's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 590 words, 07/06/12
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a charming but terribly self-indulgent trifle... Is Allen breaking loose artistically or has he just gotten lazy? It's anyone's guess."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 764 words, 07/06/12
Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: GOOD(cg) "...a hodgepodge of jokes and stories which adds up to little more than a simple -- and intermittent -- pleasure.... seems content simply to pass like a gently rolling stream..."(See all of Shawn Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 553 words, 07/06/12
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: MODERATE(cg) "Allen has built a coffin to contain his most tired themes and moldiest jokes... In the end, Woody Allen and Rome go together like corned beef and gelato."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 384 words, 07/06/12
Steve Persall, Tampa Bay Times: GOOD(cg) "...a modest letdown after 'Midnight in Paris' and 'Vicky Christina Barcelona' proved that Allen can still deliver sophisticated comedy from overseas."(See all of Steve Persall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 408 words, 07/05/12
Tom Long, Detroit News: GOOD(cg) "...if 'Rome' seems scattered and uneven, it's also thematically ambitious and occasionally hilarious. It's minor Woody, but it's still Woody."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 264 words, 07/06/12
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: MODERATE(cg) "The various story strands lead absolutely nowhere -- not a one! -- and the ending feels rushed and sloppy. The energy seeps out of the picture..."(See all of Rene Rodriguez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 472 words, 07/06/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (9 Reviews)
Chris Packham, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "Allen's problematic portrayals of women have become more pronounced... goddammit, Woody Allen, you don't have to articulate every gross idea that goes through your head."(See all of Chris Packham's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 737 words, 06/20/12
Eric Eisenberg, Cinema Blend: WEAK(cg) "There isn't a single story in 'To Rome With Love' that couldn't be just as well told or even better told in a city like Los Angeles or New York.... feels lazy."(See all of Eric Eisenberg's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 672 words, 06/21/12
Ann Lewinson, Boston Phoenix: MODERATE(cg) "Allen undermines these slight stories by cutting between them, even though the timelines don't match up. As Baldwin says: 'With age comes exhaustion.' "(See all of Ann Lewinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 149 words, 07/05/12
Alison Willmore, AV Club: VERY GOOD(cg) "...seems not so much about the city of its title as about being a sightseer there, thinking about nothing more urgent than when you'll eventually have to head home."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 827 words, 06/21/12
Cynthia Fuchs, Pop Matters: POOR(cg) "It can't be a good sign that Alec Baldwin is the character with a clue... Neither is it helpful that he's the film's designated expert on women."(See all of Cynthia Fuchs's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,143 words, 06/22/12
Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline: VERY GOOD(cg) "...rangy, vaguely ridiculous and trepidatiously optimistic... We're used to Woody Allen's bitter laughter. What a pleasure it is to hear him giggle."(See all of Stephanie Zacharek's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 944 words, 06/20/12
Bill Weber, Slant: POOR(cg) "...its four narrative threads afflicted with feeble timing... Women in Allen's films are now mere bystanders when they aren't basket-case man-eaters or Mediterranean whores..."(See all of Bill Weber's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 740 words, 06/18/12
Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "In this meditation on the pleasures - and perils - of fantasy, the relationship-centred material is terrific and the silly stuff is, well, silly."(See all of Susan G. Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 520 words, 07/05/12
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...an amusing little picture... how casually it blends the plausible and the surreal, and how unabashedly it revels in pure silliness."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 988 words, 06/22/12
David Denby, New Yorker: OUTSTANDING "...light and fast... gently but surely moves back and forth between romantic comedy and satirical farce... it is devoted to dreamers and seekers."(See all of David Denby's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,124 words, 06/25/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...an affectionate but meandering comedy that contemplates romance, fame, legacy and longing.... everything about the film is fluid..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 869 words, 06/22/12
Dana Stevens, Slate: MODERATE "Allen seems to be digging through a career's worth of unused material and finding new ways to collage it together, with alternately tiresome and pleasing results."(See all of Dana Stevens's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 862 words, 06/22/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (6 Reviews)
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Frisky and frivolous... serves up four comical vignettes... feels like a throwback to Allen's short-story anthologies... offers amusing riffs on familiar moral dilemmas..."(See all of Peter Debruge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 731 words, 06/15/12
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK "Rehashes gags and motifs familiar from previous Allen films... The best the fine actors can hope for is to avoid embarrassment, which only a few manage to do."(See all of Todd McCarthy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,084 words, 06/15/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...an affectionate but meandering comedy that contemplates romance, fame, legacy and longing.... everything about the film is fluid..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 869 words, 06/22/12
Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: MODERATE(cg) "Frivolous, derivative, overlong... recycles ideas and characters from Allen's previous films as well as from numerous comedies by Italian directors that Allen admires..."(See all of Emanuel Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 906 words, 06/18/12
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...an amusing little picture... how casually it blends the plausible and the surreal, and how unabashedly it revels in pure silliness."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 988 words, 06/22/12
17.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
To Rome With Love's reviews are separated by an average 17.0 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:To Rome With Love's reviews cover 97.9% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 29,222 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 609 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
To Rome With Love Coverage, Volume & Length (48 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 48.5 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
To Rome With Love's reviews on average broke 48.5 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is To Rome With Love's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
To Rome With Love (48 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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