I hardly consider Jon Heder a star seeing how the only film I have seen him in was the terrible Napoleon Dynamite and I didn’t even realize he was the voice of the chicken in Surf’s Up or one of the bullies in Monster House. Then again, when you are the voice of an animated character does it really matter? Especially when it is a supporting character?
Nevertheless, Heder has since had at least four films I would consider wide releases, all four I skipped for one reason only… they looked terrible. School for Scoundrels? The Benchwarmers? Just Like Heaven? Blades of Glory? Yikes! No thanks.
Then there is Dax Shepard. Did anyone see Let’s Go to Prison in which Shepard plays the cleverly named John Lyshitski? Good for you, don’t ever watch it.
Well, these two dynamos have teamed with the ultra hot Kristen Bell for When in Rome which was written and will be directed by Mark Steven Johnson for Disney. This is the final nail in the coffin.
Johnson is the mastermind behind Daredevil, Elektra and Ghost Rider; easily three of the worst (if not the worst) comic book films ever. Not only did he write all three, he directed Daredevil and Ghost Rider. The mere thought of a film involving Johnson’s writing and the acting of Heder and Shepard gives me ulcers.
In the film Bell plays Beth, a successful but hopelessly single New York real estate agent. When her younger sister impulsively marries in Rome, Beth flies out for the wedding and, after picking up coins from a reputed “fountain of love,” finds an overabundance of suitors waiting for her back home. Heder plays a street magician who uses his talents to try to get the girl. Shepard plays a self-absorbed suitor who falls under the spell and chases the girl.
Shooting begins shortly in New York and Rome. Yeah, Rome.
