When in Rome

(Running time: 91 Minutes) Rated PG-13
Starring: Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Anjelica Huston, Danny DeVito

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    I was disappointed with When in Rome. The story is about a beautiful young woman, Beth (Bell), who has been so unlucky in love, that she lost her belief true love will happen to her.
    At her sister’s wedding in Rome, she meets Nick (Duhamel). They are instantly attracted to each other. Then she thinks he’s with someone else, so she picks up a few coins thrown in the “wishing” fountain. Legend has it that if you pick up the coin of someone wishing for love, then they will fall in love with you.
    So Beth is chased by four weirdos all over New York. This interferes with her growing relationship with Nick and her job. Too much is going on at the same time, and the humor is badly done. I didn’t like any of the supporting characters, except maybe the Danny DeVito character. That’s bad writing and bad acting.
    When in Rome is a cute, harmless fluff about romance and love. The two main characters carry as much as they can through their considerable charm. Since there is no violence, bad language or sex, it should be fine for ‘tweens and teens 12 and up. But send them with Grandma.    

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An Education

(Running time: 95 Minutes) Rated PG-13
Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina

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This excellent coming-of-age movie about a very bright, pretty sixteen-year-old in London in the 1960’s is terrific.
    Jenny (Mulligan) is tall, lovely and super smart. She is going to a private school and studying to get into Oxford. Her parents, especially her father (Molina), keep her protected from life and push her to excel.
    But Jenny is bored. So one very rainy day, when David (Sarsgaard) pulls up to give her a ride home, she consents. David is handsome and charming. He goes to her school concert. Then he invites her to a professional concert.
    Of course, Jenny’s parents don’t want her to go with him, but he is very persuasive. He assures them than he is going with his Aunt Helen, which is a lie. Jenny is intrigued by David. He’s dashing, a bit of a daredevil who doesn’t play by society’s rules. She is bored with her circumscribed life and he looks like a way out.
    Slowly David wins Jenny away from her parents, charming her and her folks every step of the way. He takes her to Paris for the weekend. She tells him that she wants to lose her virginity on her seventeenth birthday. David is a patient man.
    I can’t say too much more without revealing the rest of the plot. Although it all ends up okay, Jenny goes through much heartache, as do her parents. While she blames them to some degree, we can see that when teens lie to their parents, they forfeit the protection parents can provide. The other side of that is when parents believe their children because it is more convenient to do so rather than question, they give up the role of protector.
    This is an excellent movie for teens, 13 plus, as there is no violence but is some bad language and sexual situations. Parents, see it with your girls.

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