Movie Review | "When in Rome" is mildly amusing fare, but not for the little ones

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NEW YORK -- While the familiar proverb that supplies its title ultimately derives from the advice of one Church father (St. Ambrose of Milan) quoted in the writings of another (St. Augustine of Hippo), the perky romantic comedy "When in Rome" (Touchstone) draws on the Eternal City's religious heritage only incidentally.

The graceful 17th-century Church of St. Mary Magdalene does, however, provide the setting for the marriage ceremony at which its two main characters first meet and begin to fall in love.

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