In 1962, the talented Suzanne Pleshette starred in the very successful "Rome Adventure" and, since that time, many films have been made about a young American woman who goes to Europe in search of fame, romance, riches, adventure - or any combination thereof. In recent years, Hallmark has jumped on the bandwagon, offering stories about young women who take off for England, Italy, France, etc. During the Christmas season. Some are good and some are not. This time it's Germany and it's not good.
What made "Rome Adventure" work was that Pleshette and her co-stars, including Troy Donahue, Angie Dickinson, and Constance Ford, were all gifted and intelligent actors who could carry off the sometimes predictable script and make it interesting for the viewer.
But here, the actors can't and, quite often, the movie comes off as corny and trite. The two leads definitely do not have the chemistry that Pleshette and Donahue had
on screen.
Yes, the German scenery is quite beautiful and the director captured it nicely, but the actors keep getting in the way with their often stilted and contrived overacting.
Even "Gidget Goes To Rome" was more interesting with characters who had some flair and wit.