Credit Kristen Bell ("Forgetting Sarah Marshall") for never trying too hard or unduly stressing her cuteness quotient as Beth, a chronically unlucky-in-love Manhattanite. Employed as a junior curator at the Guggenheim Museum, she takes leave on the eve of a major fund-raising exhibition -- much to the displeasure of her haughty boss (Angelina Huston, picking up an easy paycheck) -- to attend the wedding of her sister (Alexis Dziena) in Rome.
During the post-wedding festivities, Beth is instantly attracted to a hunky New York Daily News sportswriter, Nick (Josh Duhamel), who just happens to be the former college roommate of her new brother-in-law (Luca Calvani). But when she spots Mr. Dreamboat appearing to set sail with another wedding guest, Beth despondently wanders outside into a plaza, wades into a fountain adorned with a statue of Venus -- and impetuously scoops up coins tossed by tourists seeking romantic assistance from the goddess of love.
Among the mesmerized suitors, only DeVito gets a chance to convey something slightly more substantial than ardent wackiness. On the other hand, Duhamel plays Nick with self-effacing charm and an impressive flair for light comedy. Bell also makes a winning impression, and she's very adept at expressing extremely mixed emotions when she comes to suspect that Nick, too, may be under the influence of Venus' magic.
Lenser John Bailey makes Rome look every bit as marvelously romantic as it should in this sort of romantic fantasy. For that matter, he also makes the Guggenheim Museum look like a great place to fall in love -- or ward off potential lovers. Other tech credits are pro.
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