And by that I mean, another film somehow landed below the most infuriating movie of the year. This time around, the culprit is "When in Rome". This film felt like someone looked for the most typical and unfunny script from collegiate screenwriting 101 classes and then actually spent money to make it. Nothing works in the film except for the end credits. Honestly, I would almost recommend DVRing the movie just to watch the end credits and Kate Micucci's kick-ass robotish dance. Actually, I think the only person who might get a boost from this film is Micucci who seems like she could be the next Judy Greer.

The person who didn't get a boost from this is Kristen Bell, who had a couple of moments to flash her charm but mainly just floundered around because of the terrible material. Part of me says that she should run back to TV but I still think she could make the leap to movie star. The problem is the lack of material, which is probably why television is the best option for her because there are better parts for women there. If they switched the roles in "The Thin Man", she could make for a good Nick Charles (Nicole Charles) and Johnny Depp could be funny as the worried spouse. I highly doubt they go that direction though.

If a TV exec was smart, they'd throw some money Bell's way and stick her in another detective series. Granted, the way TV is being run right now, it'd probably be a remake of Cagney and Lacey or something but hey, anything would be better than "When in Rome".