To Rome With Love

This is definitely one of the more inconsequential Woody Allen films.  And really, its successfully entertaining only about 1/2 the time.  It basically follows four unrelated sets of characters (Alec Baldwin/Jesse Eisenberg, Roberto Benigni, Woody himself, and Penelope Cruz/some italian actors I can't bother to look up) around Rome engaging in vaguely whimsical behavior.  Only two sets of stories (Baldwin & Woody) work, and the Benigni story line is particularly tiresome (yes we get it, people are famous now just for being famous).  Had Woody chopped the two extraneous plots, and just focused on the first two this would have been a nice tight little comedy.  As it is the whole thing ends up feeling bloated.  That said, the guy still throws off interesting dialogue like nobody else, and there's enough going on in the good 1/2 to keep me interested.  No doubt its inconsequential, and not something I'll be revisiting any time soon, but hey I'd rather have a minor Woody Allen film than  another generic romantic comedy.