Even a great artist can't copy him/herself

Rating: 4/10 (24 January 2013)

The Midnight in Paris Formula didn't work in Rome. Midnight was stupendous, wonderful movie. To Rome With Love was dialed in, and in my opinion had none of the magic of the other movie. The soundtrack was awful...sort of what a director thought Italian music should sound like. He didn't give enough screen time to any main character and as a result we wound up caring about none of them. The switching back and forth gave me a headache. Rome is a visual treat but the shots of the city were like the music. I hate to use the word cliché, but it fits. I classify this flick as mildly entertaining, at best. Woody isn't an actor, we know this. His twitchiness was especially cloying in nearly every scene. He must make a decision not to display neurotic behavior. However, and this is my problem, my expectation level was very high after Midnight in Paris, so I feel let down.