
In Rome, the America tourist Hayley meets the local lawyer Michelangelo on the street and soon they fall in love with each other. Hayley's parents, the psychiatrist Phyllis and the retired music producer Jerry, travel to Rome to meet Michelangelo and his parents. When Jerry listens to Michelangelo's father Giancarlo singing opera in the shower, he is convinced that he is a talented opera singer. But there is a problem: Giancarlo can only sing in the shower. The couple Antonio... (Full plot summary below)
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In Rome, the America tourist Hayley meets the local lawyer Michelangelo on the street and soon they fall in love with each other. Hayley's parents, the psychiatrist Phyllis and the retired music producer Jerry, travel to Rome to meet Michelangelo and his parents. When Jerry listens to Michelangelo's father Giancarlo singing opera in the shower, he is convinced that he is a talented opera singer. But there is a problem: Giancarlo can only sing in the shower. The couple Antonio and Milly travel to Rome to meet Antonio's relatives that belong to the high society. Milly goes to the hairdresser while Antonio waits for her in the room. Milly gets lost in Rome and the prostitute Anna mistakenly goes to Antonio's room. Out of the blue, his relatives arrive in the room and they believe Anna is Antonio's wife. Meanwhile the shy Milly meets her favorite actor Luca Salta (Antonio Albanese) and goes to his hotel room "to discuss about movies". One day, the middle-class clerk Leopoldo becomes a celebrity and is hunted by the paparazzo. A couple of days later, he is forgotten by the media. The American architect John travels to Rome with his wife and feels nostalgic since he lived in the city thirty years ago when he was a student. He meets the student of architecture Jack, who lives on the same street that John had lived, and he invited to drink a coffee at his house. Jack lives with his girlfriend Sally (Greta Gerwig) that invites her best friend Monica to stay with them in their house. But soon Jack has a crush on Monica.
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| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeIf you get right down to it, this might have more solid laughs than its much praised predecessor. |
| Denver PostRicardo BacaAllen's story moves along quite wonderfully, primarily because of his nuanced casting. |
| The Patriot LedgerAl AlexanderThe value of 'Rome' is reduced by Allen's inability to fluidly meld the overlapping story lines. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenThese roughly connected comic sketches don't really add up to a whole movie, but there are enough laughs here and there to keep the film afloat. |
| Film ExperienceNathaniel RogersDear Woody, I will always be there for you. Stop punishing me for my loyalty. |
| Tri-City HeraldGary WolcottWoody Allen had a bunch of ideas, none good enough for a movie. Rather than toss them, he threw all of them at the screen to see what would stick. They all stick. Brilliantly. |
| Chicago ReaderBen SachsMost of the characters are archetypes, yet Allen treats them with genuine affection and avoids the bitterness that's marred much of his recent work. |
| OregonianShawn LevyIn his late '70s, Allen only has so many working days left in him, and if he has stories and ideas that he's eager to get down on film, he's earned the right. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerIt's all rather sweet but instantly evanescent. |
| BeliefnetNell MinowAllen's s real art form is the perpetual production schedule...It plays like a first draft, or even a handful of random notes grabbed at random from a drawer. |