There's a little RomCom coming out called "When in Rome." You probably know this from hanging out around the bus stop and wondering why Kristen Bell is chewing on her finger "seductively" (who decided the finger chew was seductive? FREUD HAS GONE TOO FAR, PEOPLE) while Josh Duhamel lurks over her, deciding apparently whether to date her or serve her for dinner.
In the grand tradition of Commedia Macchina Del Pagliacci, Big People + Little Car = Nonstop Laughs.
I imagined that this movie would deliver exactly what they've promised.
OR WOULD THEY?
Watching the last episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, the ads for the movie were running non-stop. And something caught my eye...
Can't see it? Maybe this will help:
When in Rome, did you think that we'd be so hypnotized by your finger-chewing that we wouldn't notice that Ryan W. has called your cinematic efforts "a perfect romantic comedy?"
I do not purport to know all the men in all the lands who see all of the movies. But I have never heard of a gentleman calling anything a perfect romantic comedy.
I had to investigate further. Who was this "Ryan W?" What made him tick? Did he have some sort of disorder that made him speak solely in cinematic clichés?
I'm no Woodward (or Bernstein, for that matter) but the first clue was STARING RIGHT BACK AT ME.
No, not the chewy finger. The website.
I dug through every comment written on the Facebook site.
THERE IS NO RYAN W. WHO EVER SAID THAT.
Your move, When in Rome. YOUR MOVE.
Edited to add: When I checked on Saturday, the reviews section read "no reviews." And now...Ryan W has magically appeared. I guess I can only protest this movie on finger-chewing alone. Oh Ryan. I repescted you so much more when you were fake.
(Thanks to Blahspam for the catch.)
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