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Ah, Roma. The Eternal City. 2,500 years of history. Home of the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel and the Trevi Fountain. And now “When in Rome,” otherwise known as “The Eternal Movie.” Yes, Touchstone Pictures fiddles while Rome burns again, this time as part of the most dismal romantic comedy to come up the Via Appia since Plautus penned “Sex Actually.” (OK, I’m making that last part up.) ==I — PC==

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