All Roads Lead to Rome

Review: I'm usually a suckered for an emotional Rom-Com but this film really wasn't that good. Sarah Jessica Parker is more annoying than funny and her daughter Summer, played by Rosie Day, just didn't have any respect for her mother or any adults whatsoever. The storyline also went from one extreme the next and I lost interest as soon as Maggie (Sarah Jessica Parker), threw her daughters iPhone out of the car window so she wouldn't receive calls from her boyfriend. When they finally reach the remote Tuscan village, were Maggie previously fell for the dashing Luca (Raoul Bova), she tries to bond with Summer but she just wants to go back to NYC to be with her boyfriend. Summer then decides to steal Luca's car and make her way back to the airport but Luca's eighty year old mother, Carmen (Claudia Cadinale) needs to get to her secret wedding, against her sons wishes, so she jumps in the car with Summer and they make there way to Rome. When Maggie realises that they have escaped in Luca's car, they take chase, to try and stop them in there tracks. That's the main concept of the story but of course, Maggie and Luca fall in love, which really wasn't that surprising, and Summer causes trouble along the way. I wasn't expecting too much from this movie because I don't really rate Parker as an actress. The script also was really poor and the silly situations that Maggie and Summer get themselves in, just became ridiculous after a while. Anyway, I wasn't a big fan of this film and I'm not surprised that it didn't go down well audiences around the world. Disappointing! Round-Up: Sarah Jessica Parker, 51, first hit the big screen in 1984, in the hit movie Footloose and she started to make a name for herself with films like Girls Just Want To Have Fun, L.A. Story, Honeymoon in Vegas, Striking Distance, Hocus Pocus, Ed Wood, First Wives Club and Mars Attacks but it was Sex and the City that made her an household name. After two hit movies from the series and the lead in The Family Stone and Failure To Launch, she hasn't really taken on many projects. The movies that she has taken on, have been really poor and her range, in terms of acting skills, are pretty small so this movie was a disaster from the beginning. It was directed by Ella Lemhagen who has made 11 movies for the Swedish market, which haven't really been heard of. I personally think that it's going to take a very well written movie for Parker to come out of the Sex and the City bubble because her career hasn't progressed since the hit series became popular around the world. I recommend this movie to people who are into their comedies starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Raoul Bova, Rosie Day, Paz Vega and Claudia Cardinale. 2/10

No need to give away plot points, since the whole story is absolutely predictable from start to finish. But the way it is peppered with implausible elements, almost offensive sterotypes and clichés, and a totally uninspired direction, make this movie bearable to watch only if you can enjoy unvoluntarily embarrassing, silly moments and scenes. None of the actors seem interested in what they are doing; both Sarah Jessica Parker ad Raoul Bova, elsewhere charming, make you wonder what's even remotely interesting or attractive in the characters the play. And it's quite painful to watch Claudia Cardinale delivering a grotesquely bad acted performance. Close to "so bad, it's good"; alas, it's just bad.

source: All Roads Lead to Rome

Cute little storyline with unexpected detours. Amusing enough. Cutes. No complaint.

I gave it 1 star because there was no minus choice. It's like everyone of SJ's movies, she's winey, plays with her hair a lot and in general is horrid. I watched it because I thought the scenery might be great - even that wasn't great, , , , and it's Italy, how hard is it not to be great? None of it was worth the time.

All type of woke comments during the film plus bad acting and even worse storyline. Perhaps the worst rom comedy yet. It was bas from the beginning. How sad that fun dialogue and interesting moments are a thing of the past.

Filmed in Italy, I enjoyed the scenery, landscapes and Italian characters. Other than that the film's plot development is weak and choppy. Soundtrack is all over the place totally lacking a theme or continuity.

Please, can anyone stop Sarah Jessica Parker from speaking Italian, French or any other foreign language?

I had never heard of this movie but Sarah Jessica Parker and Raoul Bova are a promising actors so started watching on impulse without reading about reviews. First delight - wow Italy! Coz Italy was one of the last countries I visited before the pandemic. I loved watching Italian roads as they rode from airport. Next, I expect it to be a clichéd travel movie. I mean how different can it be right? But it was very refreshing. One movie giving the delight, adventures of 2 roadtrips! It's full value for the time being spent ! The way Candy and Summer connect with each other during the roadtrip, irrespective of their age and background difference, is great and is carried out very organically. Whereas the reconnecting of Maggie and Luca, who were ex-flames is absent. Their chemistry is almost hurriedly shown in the end. How they manage to draw Italian-English conversations is very nice and rustic. Loved the vespa, Italian villa, red alfa, Italian accent, the vegetables vehicle, it definitely took me back to Tuscany. Nicely crafted movie ❤

After all I have read I almost abandoned watching this movie. But I didn't and I'm grateful for it. I liked it. Of course, the story is predictable, and, of course, it's not the best film ever - BUT: it's entertaining. And it's sincerely done. The actors play authentic, there is nothing over the top, which was probably the most surprising thing. There's certainly charm in it.