To Rome with Love is a 2012 film written and directed by Woody Allen. The film's plot is a romantic comedy that weaves together various stories set in Rome, Italy. 

Plot

The film presents several parallel storylines that unfold in Rome and involve a range of characters.

A newlywed American couple, Jack (played by Jesse Eisenberg) and Sally (played by Greta Gerwig), live in Rome and encounter a famous Italian architect, John (played by Alec Baldwin), who becomes a kind of mentor to Jack. However, John's presence reveals complicated dynamics in Jack and Sally's relationship.

An Italian office worker named Leopoldo (played by Roberto Benigni) suddenly becomes famous for no apparent reason, and the media follow him everywhere.

A young Italian man, Antonio (played by Alessandro Tiberi), gets embroiled in a series of embarrassing situations when his wife Milly (played by Alessandra Mastronardi) goes missing, and he must pretend that a prostitute is his wife to avoid revealing the truth to his family.

Director: Woody Allen

Writer: Woody Allen

Producers: Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, Giampaolo Letta, Faruk Alatan

Music: Various Artists (soundtrack featuring musical tracks)

Main Cast:

• Woody Allen as Jerry
• Alec Baldwin as John
• Roberto Benigni as Leopoldo
• Penélope Cruz as Anna
• Jesse Eisenberg as Jack
• Greta Gerwig as Sally
• Ellen Page as Monica

Major Awards: The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Box Office Gross: The film achieved moderate success at the box office.

Critical Reception: The film was praised for its charming views of Rome and Woody Allen's trademark humor but received mixed reviews from critics, with some stories considered more successful than others. Nevertheless, the film achieved moderate success at the box office and continues to be appreciated by fans of the director.

My opinion: After stoically enduring the hour and a half needed to see (but there was not) the coveted word "The End" on the screen , I asked myself the dilemma : but to write this whole series of banal dialogues and situations, without comedy and without class, was it really Woody Allen ?

Screenplay among Allen's worst, although the direction, which tries to patch all the holes in the script, on the other hand, is excellent and full of craft. It is as if the producers imposed actors, scenes, dialogue and gave Allen the task of stitching it all together in a short time.

Let's start with the acting, which sees Allen looking rather aged, playing a parent who comes to Rome to meet his daughter's boyfriend. Awkward acting as I have rarely noticed in other films.

For everyone else, between protagonists and co-stars, one common thread : the Americans proved to have an excellent acting school, the Italians did not, with the only exception of Fabio Armiliato in the part of an undertaker who sings operas beautifully, but only in the shower.

The comic cues might have been there, but what was lacking was the script. Stale jokes, trivial situations, the film slowly and tediously meanders along trying to lend luster to some old Italian star in parts that make no logical sense and are not peppered with at least sympathetic dialogue.

It's all about showing the beauty of Rome, its monuments, its colorful streets, the vibrancy of the city. Also beautiful is the cinematography. So far all very pleasant but that only highlights the poorness of this film's ideas. Wasted evening.