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Lavish to look at, but little to ruminate about afterwards. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s romantic thriller The Tourist (2010) is a lovely picture with a very bare bones plot. I still think The Tourist is a fine movie to watch one afternoon for a quick laugh and some sweet romance, but the crime thriller aspects are extraordinarily weak. Dommersmarck’s direction is pretty with John Seale’s gorgeous cinematography. Seale’s wide shots of Paris and Venice are quite breathtaking. Colleen Atwood’s costumes are lavish and sleek with a graceful elegance that fits right in with The Tourist’s rich aesthetic. Donnersmarck could have been more daring with more intimate romantic conversations for the flirting scenes, which I still enjoyed. He definitely should have tried something new for all the chases and thriller aspects as The Tourist feels lifeless during these parts. Donnersmarck, Christopher McQuarrie, and Julian Fellowes’ script is very hit or miss with a cute and intriguing premise of a random tourist being marked as an international criminal, only for him to fall in love with the ravishing lady friend to the criminal mastermind himself. The little interactions and flirting between the leads is the best part. Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie look great like the movie stars they are and have a natural chemistry that feels fairly down to Earth, but I think there were only a few scenes for them to get to know one another. The last half of the movie is all generic thriller material that feels uninspired. They both seem like they signed up for a romance drama and look out of place doing action thriller scenes for The Tourist. Joe Hutshing and Patricia Rommel’s editing is very classy with few cuts except for changes in perspective, but The Tourist is so slow for a 103 minute long movie. James Newton Howard’s score is quite beautiful with memorable melodies that bestow a romantic aura upon The Tourist to help the atmosphere. Paul Bettany is fun as the persistent inspector with Timothy Dalton having a fun supporting role as his impatient boss. Steven Berkoff is menacing as the villain, but not enough to make him truly scary. Rufus Sewell gets a funny cameo with a great final line. Overall, The Tourist is not perfect or remarkable, but the Venician backdrop and James Newton Howard’s score set up John Seale’s lovely shots so well. You cannot help but have fun with this silly story. Johnny Depp is just endearing as a math teacher on holiday, so you can easily imagine yourself in his favorable position as Angelina Jolie sits down across from him on a train. All the euphemisms and playful banter from these mega stars are worth the price of admission.Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Johnny Depp has been cleaned up for the role - his metal teeth and tattoos have been covered up and this was filmed before he became bloated looking. He's suited for his role and is charming. Angelina Jolie is not Garbo, Catherine Deneuve or Grace Kelley, but she tries to assume a similar persona. She's also looking awfully skinny and her hair doesn't look entirely natural. From the front, her face is pretty - especially the eyes and her famous plush lips. Her profile is not flattering - her face looks somewhat flat from that angle. She's no Meryl Streep when it comes to British accents. Watch this movie for the gorgeous Venetian scenery and be certain to watch all the extras. I've longed to visit Venice, but can't afford it. The shots of the Hotel Danieli were impressive. The movie attempts to be a Hitchcock thriller or Mission Impossible, but ends up being a chase movie with an absurdly convoluted plot.Vollständige Rezension lesen
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My wife & I wanted to watch a good movie to relax too, I put on this movie because I figure she might like it, most of the movies I watch she don't like. But as soon as the movie started she started to like it. Venice was a beautiful place to set the movie, the actors were beautiful & stylish & the story was interesting, she was hooked & by the end of it...she loved it...so if you haven't seen it you should. We were entertained...my wife wanted to watch it again.
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Took a long time to get here but was ok i order a package from California 2 days after this one and it came in first
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Johnny Deep at his best. I got this one in blu ray, and really enjoyed it.
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