A distracted film with only a loose central focus of love in Rome

Rating: Null/10 (13 August 2013)

This film is about the unusual encounters of several visitors and residents in Rome.
"To Rome With Love" retains the Woody Allen style by being very dialog heavy, despite most of it is in Italian. A few minutes into the film, we are treated with a airborne scene with a familiar Woody Allen style paranoia and anxiety. The rest of the film is quite a departure from his work. We see various individuals having to make difficult decisions in their relationships, but not in a Woody Allen style.
Two of the subplots are rather ridiculous that they end up being confusing and annoying, and not entertaining or fun. The Roberto Begnini subplot makes no sense, and his over the top acting it eclipses the comedic elements. The subplot is also out of place with the rest of the film's atmosphere.
For the Jesse Eisenberg subplot, it portrays his struggle against the charming Ellen Page. It is a good subplot about the challenges of love, but Alec Baldwin is always around, making comments like a ghost only visible to Jesse Eisenberg. The commentary is annoying and out of place, putting me off the subplot. For the Penelope Cruz subplot, it is funny but too short. I enjoyed it the most out of all the subplot.
Overall, "To Rome With Love" is a film with too many subplots. It appears too distracted, with only a loose central focus of love in Rome. None of the subplots are fully engaging or fully satisfying.