When In Rome Has Such An Intricate Plot, It Needs To Be Explained To You In Great Detail

When In Rome Has Such An Intricate Plot, It Needs To Be Explained To You In Great Detail

I don't know about you, but when I saw the intensely yellow posters for When In Rome, I was so confused it was more like Wha? In Rome, you know?

Did David Lynch direct this? It's all just so strange and complex, like a puzzle, or a 1001 pieces puzzle. So I guess Kristen Bell drives a taxi? A tiny taxi? In Rome? And Fergie's husband proposes to her, because the movie was made by the same studio as The Proposal, which means there's a proposal in it, right? I had to sit down and stare at a fixed, non-retina-searing-yellow point because the thoughts were just coming so quickly it was making me dizzy.

Then I saw the When In Rome trailer, which only made things worse. Apparently, the movie has nothing to do with taxis or proposals. Instead there's something about a fountain and magical coins and a wedding and breath spray. It makes no sense. Like cubism. I'm pretty sure you'd need a degree in Italian studies—or at least a copy of Let's Go: Europe—to understand it completely.

Which is why I'm so grateful that the same studio that brought us all The Proposal saw fit to release this commercial/helpful guide to the intricate plot of When In Rome.

xtine1986 thinks it's "cute with lots of laughs!" and after seeing that I'd have to agree. It's always a good sign when the ads for a movie show making-of bloopers instead of the movie itself.

And I'm so, so glad that they had Kristen Bell explain that she's a workaholic and a cynic, because watching the trailer, I was like, "Why is Kristen Bell not letting love into her life? WHY?" Now I have my answer: She abuses workahol and is probably not thinking clearly.

But I just have one question: Who is Beth? Is she Kristen Bell's twin sister? Cause they look so much alike it's crazy.

 
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