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When
Veronika and I were in Rome last year, we had an unbelievable encounter on our
last day in this beautiful old city! In one of the non-touristic and not well
known districts, we suddenly found ourselves amidst the shooting of Woody Allen’s
new film! We saw Jesse Eisenberg and Woody himself and were told that we had
just missed Alec Baldwin and Ellen Page.
You can
imagine how excited we were for the movie, especially cause we’re Woody’s
biggest fans! In the beginning, I was a bit shocked at the deja-vu contents and
didn’t know where Allen was heading with his storylines. They didn’t seem to
build up something solid. However, time after time all the stories became
meaningful pieces of cinema.
“To Rome
With Love’s” atmosphere is very authentic and Woody stays true to his
directing and storytelling scheme. The feel good flair should be no surprise
for anyone knowing Allen’s films. The actors are very wisely chosen. Even
though Ellen Page might be the most questionable choice of the lot, her part is
hilarious.
I was very
pleased to see that the script delivers several messages that have a very
up-to-date meaning and are brought close to us in a very satirical way, instead
of being thrown at us like in other Hollywood movies. The movie bringing a
small piece of summer back to you for 2 hours is just a bonus :)
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