Woody Allen's worst movie ever ?

Rating: 1/10 (3 November 2012)

Woody Allen's worst movie ever? Quite possibly and after some recent hits this one makes me wonder whether age has finally caught up with Woody Allen, who is now 76 and who, by judging from this film, may be well past delivering an even passably enjoyable movie.
What a sad waste of an opportunity to enjoy the marvels of a fantastic city like Rome and its wonderful people and culture. The plot attempts to weave three stories, with quirky characters involved with the magic of this city, through to something for the audience to enjoy. Sadly it is a complete flop. There are basically only three jokes in the whole movie that get relentlessly tortured over and over until they have you squirming in your seat waiting for the movie to end. Not the least bit funny or amusing, and they become increasingly boring.
What a sad waste of a competent cast including Alec Baldwin, Judy Davis, Roberto Benigni (from "Life is Beautiful") Penelope Cruz, and Ellen Page etc. The only joy for me in this film was the brief time that Penelope Cruz spends on the screen; she at least marvelously delivers her small part as only she can, despite everything else dragging this movie down.
The role for Roberto Benigni's character is terrible; a simply ridiculous and distracting annoyance throughout the film.
The ending of the film was simply underwhelming.
This film had all the right ingredients, like some of Woody Allen's other European based movies, so why did it turn out so badly ? Hard to say exactly why, but obviously the buck must stop with Writer/Director Woody Allen.
A waste of two hours of my life that I will never get back.