Not very charming

Rating: 3/10 (30 September 2012)

I hated the gimmick with the policeman speaking broken English in the start and I hated the gimmick with the guy on the balcony speaking broken English in the end.
In between those two low points a LOT of themes were introduced, all thrown around each other, and all of them failed to interest me. Maybe because the film, just as one of the characters do (this shows us she's a poseur), completely disregards the real meaning of "ironic". That is actually ironic.
Sadly the film failed to do the ONE thing it obviously set out to do, and the one thing expected of a comedy set in beautiful Rome, namely creating charming characters. Believe me, in this film when a woman is neurotic and they say it's charming? It isn't charming, it's just annoying. When somebody glances soulfully into the camera? Still annoying.
Not even Flavio Parenti could save this one. Go watch Midnight in Paris or Whatever Works instead.