The Tourist

So, I didn't really want to see this movie but it was showing at the right time for our movie club and hey it's Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie - they never make a bad movie - or more often than not really. It ended up being a little worse than I anticipated. It opened up in the second spot it's opening weekend and brought in about $16 million. It's now doubled that figure in it's second week running but still has a long way to go to surpass it's $100 million budget.

The movie is a classic spy/identity/thriller/romantic comedy and stars Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie in the lead roles. Angelina plays the suave and mysterious leading lady and Depp plays the bumbling average Joe thrown into the mix while on vacation.

The plot turned out to be a bit predictable and one dimensional. It wasn't very probable at all. The sequence of events were very 'Hollywood'. The plot seemed to really drag, especially in the beginning, and there wasn't much action despite it being an 'action movie'. Angelina's character was very one dimensional and her motives didn't make any sense in the movie. Depp was a little more believable, but in the end their interactions didn't make much sense.

The score was ultra sappy and attempted to induce suspense which wasn't there in the different scenes. The film was average but the color correction was very beautiful given the European backdrop. The costume and wardrobe also was nice in the movie.

Depp and Jolie played what you'd expect from these two actors. If they hadn't been the lead role, this would have been a horribly forgettable movie. Depp did a bit better than his counterpart and seemed more genuine in his role. Jolie was herself as she's been in most of her recent roles.

Overall, the movie wasn't that great. I'm not sure if it was even worthy of a rental night. Depp and Jolie weren't bad on the movie, it was just an overly sappy plot and not believable. If they weren't in it, it would have majorly sucked. "You're ravenous.' 'Do you mean ravishing?' 'I do" -- The Tourist.