The Tourist

[jacobed]

It's pretty bad. The story is not great, the action scenes are really boring but those aren't the worst parts. Easily the worst part is Depp and Jolie's chemistry. wow it really destroys this already average movie.

 

[dark_b]

this is what happens when the studio and the main actors do it only for the money.

 

[Octoberist]

It was pretty forgettable, despite the talent.

Honestly, as we walked out the theater, we almost forgot all about the movie. That bad.

Depp was good, but they were trying to play him off as a regular Joe. Well, he's Johnny Depp so that's not possible. The biggest victim in the film was Rufus Sewell in a very THANKLESS ROLE. It was borderlining pathetic actually.

 

[nightwing06]

The Tourist

It sounds great on paper.Two acclaimed,likeable movie stars(Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp) the stunning visuals of of Paris and Venice,the writers Christopher McQuarrie of acclaimed films (Usual Suspects) and Julian Fellowes(Gosford Park) great ingredients for a great film,but what made it to the screen is a lukewarm concoction.
a schoolteacher from Wisconsin,named Frank (Johnny Depp) meets woman of mystery
Elise (Angelina Jolie) on a Paris to Venice train.She plans to meet her lover who has stolen hundreds of millions from an english gangster Reginald Shaw(Steven Berkoff )
who with his goons are on her trail,she is also being pursued by by two Scotland Yard inspectors (Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton) Frank is instantly taken with her and he will serve her purpose as the fall guy under the ruse that he is her lover.
The Tourist definitely has its charming moments,and its moments of cute humor.Its a great looking film,thanks to Cinematographer John Seale and Angelina Jolie.
Even in super thin mode Jolie is a joy to watch with bright red full lips i actually leaned
forward to see if her lipstick was on her teeth or left an imprint on her glass.
The banter between the two is nice,but even the few action scenes are just far to sluggish and lead to more corny stiff scenes as he film moves along.
Depp is ok in the beginning of the film,but is mostly in hapless and meek mode.Steven Berkoff is great as the gangster Shaw and Bettany adds enough intensity as Inspector Acheson.
Two plot twists arrive that i saw coming halfway through the film,the film longs to be a Hitchcock thriller but only captures some of the feeling of the great Directors work like,To Catch a Thief.
The Tourist is best reserved for a Sunday afternoon when it arrives on DVD in a few months then pop in To Catch a Thief and compare the two,then you will see what the makers of The Tourists were striving for.
Scale of 1-10 a 6 ½

 

[bullets]

anyone see this film? was it as bad as the critics say?

It's decent because Depp is amusing , there are a couple fun action sequences , and Venice is nice to look at but overall it will leave you
dissapointed.

Another thing is in the beginning of the film the guys doing surveillance on Jolie zoom in on her behind and unfortunately there is nothing to see , she is so thin now it's awkward

 

[ALP]

It was pretty forgettable, despite the talent.

Honestly, as we walked out the theater, we almost forgot all about the movie. That bad.

Depp was good, but they were trying to play him off as a regular Joe. Well, he's Johnny Depp so that's not possible. The biggest victim in the film was Rufus Sewell in a very THANKLESS ROLE. It was borderlining pathetic actually.

Fully agreed on every account. I was like "hey, it's the guy from Dark City!"

My expectations got the better of me. I actually thought Depp was going to be kicking ass and taking names(I thought they were both spies). But even if it wasn't what I expected, it was still disappointing.

Such a waste of brilliant potential.

Btw anyone else notice that even when Depp tries to play it straight, his quirk still comes through?

 

[Octoberist]

Poor Rufus Sewell

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Am I the only one who found this film kinda boring? I wanted to leave within the first 20 minutes.

 

[jacobed]

No, it was really boring

 

[Octoberist]

The more I think about it, the more I think this maybe in my top ten worst movies of the year.

 

[marvelman2006]

easily one of the years worst, I saw it for free at a screening and I still felt cheated out of my money.

 

[CaptainCraig]

anyone see this film? was it as bad as the critics say?

No, its not.
Sorry to throw water on the hate parade in this thread but this film is not that bad. One only need look at the RT critics score of 20% THEN look at the RTCommunity score of 78%. Funny how only the critical score gets any publicity. It's obvious to me that when "the peoples" score is in such stark contrast to the critics that one has to trust their own judgement, which I do and did with this film.

This is a throwback film people. It's meant to invoke a sense of allure and mystery in an elegant setting. If your movie going experience doesn't include anything pre-1985 then you're not going to like this movie cause things don't go BOOM!!! If you're a fan of cinema and actors doing small things to communicate a sense of awe, mystery, puzzlement and excitment you'll likely enjoy this film.

Does it move slow, yes, intentionally. However it moves with purpose and I'd argue it doesn't drag if you're really paying attention to what the actors are doing. A lot is going on in glances and furrowed brows and upturned mouths.

Do Jolie and Depp have chemistry?? I'd have to spoil the movie to explain why the chemistry they have seems allusive. Neither are being totally honest with each other for a good 2/3 of the movie.

I'd rate this a solid B grade. Despite my opinion on the RT and critics it seems those in charge of the Golden Globe nominations 'get it' about this film. They nominated it for Best Picture.

If you only trust the critics and the comments of pure comic/action junkies who didn't like it then you may just be doing yourself a disservice.

 

[HighFivingMF]

Because most people in the RT Community won't bother to rate a movie unless they like it or absolutely hate it. If it's something they thought was "meh" or just bad, they're less likely to spend time logging on and giving it a score.

 

[CaptainCraig]

So, since people took time to log in(who does that anyway when cookies can log you in automatically, but I digress) and rate the movie with a high score that is a good thing based on what you're saying.

It is an enjoyable movie.

 

[Octoberist]

And it also could have been much better. It felt like there was a miscommunication between the direction and the script because the tone is all over the place.