Here's the gist of my notes from seeing "When in Rome," a charming and engaging addition to the rom-com canon: "JOSH DUHAMEL IS SO HOT! OH MY GOD! WHY ISN'T HE ONSCREEN THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE MOVIE?"

Caps-lock and fangirl-ing aside, the North Dakota boy is the chiseled male centerpiece of "When in Rome," playing opposite perky blonde Kristen Bell. Her character Beth is an upstart young curator at the Guggenheim museum in New York, the stereotypical "career woman" too busy for love. Fate intervenes, sending Beth on a whirlwind trip to Rome for her younger sister's wedding, where she meets handsome Nick.

A folky spell involving a magic fountain and a handful of coins finds the uptight Beth, now returned to New York, the object of affection for a ragtag team of would-be suitors, including Will Arnett's Italian artist, Danny DeVito's sausage salesman and Dax Shepard's narcissistic model. (Jon Heder, better known as Napoleon Dynamite, is a street magician who also falls in love with Beth.)

However, it's Nick whom Beth finds romance with, though she's pretty sure he's just another hapless lug under her spell. Does Beth accept the magic and learn to believe in love? Well, of course she does.

Directed by Minnesota native Mark Steven Johnson ("Daredevil," "Grumpy Old Men"), "When in Rome" is riddled with romantic comedy clichés -- the girl too guarded for love, the charming cad who changes his ways, the quirky best friend, the usual assortment of embarrassing pratfalls and slapstick devices -- but it's saved by the charisma of its two leads.

Duhamel is astoundingly attractive, and while he doesn't show off any real depth, when he's offscreen you wish he'd come back. Bell holds her own carrying this picture on her teeny shoulders. She can even take on Anjelica Huston.

If you're looking for cinematic porn via bustling Italy, too bad -- Rome only features in the movie for about 15 minutes total, as most of the action takes place in Manhattan. Look out for a few choice cameos, including legendary ladies man Don Johnson as Beth's womanizing father and Shaquille O'Neal as, well, himself.

All in all, Bell and Duhamel (gee, that rhymes!) are not tearing down any barriers, but it's clear that they're having fun and their chemistry is palpable. I wouldn't be opposed to seeing them team up again.