Directed by:
Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckCinematography:
John SealeComposer:
James Newton HowardCast:
Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany, Clément Sibony, Bruno Wolkowitch, François Vincentelli, Jean-Marie Lamour, Timothy Dalton (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Johnny Depp stars as an American tourist whose playful dalliance with a stranger leads to a web of intrigue, romance and danger in The Tourist. During an impromptu trip to Europe to mend a broken heart, Frank (Depp) unexpectedly finds himself in a flirtatious encounter with Elise (Angelina Jolie), an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path. Against the breathtaking backdrop of Paris and Venice, their whirlwind romance quickly evolves as they find themselves unwittingly thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Videos (6)
Reviews (8)
I was expecting The Tourist to be worse. The worst thing, in my opinion, is that the screenwriters couldn't create a suitable mix of all the genres they wanted to have in the film, and so this very pleasantly shot thing with beautiful cinematography and a good Newton Howard soundtrack just keeps bouncing between the words "Action / Drama / Thriller" and doesn't stay with any of them long enough to really entertain the viewer. That’s too bad. However, I can't say I was bored when I was watching it. Three and a bit stars. Slightly above average.
()
The Tourist is a film that wants to be exciting, romantic, irresistible and clever, but it’s just bland. At most, it has a nice retro feeling. As a marketing-driven movie, it’s not boring, but it still makes you feel that you only paid for an exhibition of stars, costumes and Venice. A VERY hesitant three stars.
()
I have the feeling that all the new additions to the genre of “super smart and cool sleek film” are just roses on the grave. What Ocean’s Eleven and similar films started in the late 90s and the early 00s, gets buried after about a decade with pieces like The Stranger. The Actors are chosen based on their looks, the luxury hotel, and the wealthy and arrogant style is here because there is a lack of a cohesive script and quality direction, and the setting of Venice is indeed magical, but if it were, for example, Kiev or Bratislava, it would be boring. This is really exhausted, let's move on.
()
This film really captivated me, especially with its depiction of Venice, which I also visited during the premiere year of this movie. Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie definitely don't deliver a great spectacle, just a somewhat action-packed film that's occasionally a bit funny. However, that's still quite little for something to be indelibly etched in one's memory.
()
For no reason, a permanently serious looking Angelina gets on a train and, following the instructions of her criminal mastermind boyfriend, picks up a random sod (Johnny D), who will find himself up to his neck in trouble. This is the setting for either a brisk conspiracy thriller or a thrilling adventure comedy, but not both! That’s exactly what the script tries to do, but the result is a boring circus that sinfully squanders the talent of its two stars. I don’t like Angelina and Johnny very much, but they do have good films under their belts. The creators of The Tourist, unfortunately, were satisfied with having both stars on the screen – no need for acting. The shocking twist takes the previous events to a completely new dimension that definitely puts the film in the category of “second-rate WTF crap”.
()
Ads