The first half hour of The Tourist resembles a travelogue of Paris and Venice. Finally, after all the scenery, there’s some action and the plot lurches forward in fits and starts. The team who put this movie together seem more intent on making Angelina Jolie look a lot like Sophia Loren. Johnny Depp plays an understated role as a math teacher from Madison, Wisconsin who’s on vacation. There are holes in the plot you could drive an 18-wheeler through. Jolie and Depp have some good chemistry, but they aren’t given much to do. Wait to see this on cable or Netflix. GRADE: C+
A c+-this must really be bad to get that grade from the generous Mr. Kelley.
THE TOURIST isn’t bad, Patti. But A-List stars, Jolie and Depp, are pretty much wasted. And the producers could have plugged in any couple, Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway for example, and the movie would have worked just as well.
Patti, that was my immediate reaction too.
It sounds like a waste of Johnny Depp.
I wonder what Johnny Depp and Jolie saw in THE TOURIST to want to be in it, Jeff. A free trip to Paris and Venice, perhaps?
…and a fat paycheck.
Yes, money may have played a factor in their decision, Rick. But both Jolie and Depp have more producers bidding for their talents than they have time to fulfill all those contracts. You’d think stars with their fame would want to be in very successful, money-making movies. THE TOURIST is a flop.
I’m struck by how much Jolie and Duffy resemble each other in these shots. Great surgeons slice alike.
I was struck by the same thought, Todd.