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1. 
   howard_Patrick from United States
   

   Jan 03, 2011

   Poor directing is the movie's flunk

   *** This review may contain spoilers ***

   A lot of movie goers like great match-ups in movies, like Richard
   Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw in "Jaws", Harrison Ford and Sean Connery in
   "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusades" and Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in
   "Twister". All o f these match-ups were put together because both
   actors are known to be in films that are action adventure, romance,
   dramatic or comedic. People want to see how work together while they
   throw their best acting cards on the table. The other reason they are
   put in the film is that each actor brings a different atmosphere to the
   film and the film maker hopes and believes that old saying, "opposites
   attract" and will lead to a great movie. The new release, "The Tourist"
   has a pairing that fans have been psyched about, since word of this
   movie leaked from Hollywood, the much anticipated combination of
   Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. Even though this is a great match-up,
   the ball was dropped by German director, Florian Henkel Van
   Donnersmark, with his flat and uninteresting dialogue that forced these
   actors to try and work what little tools they were given. The plot is
   about a beautiful mysterious woman named, Elise Clifton-Ward, who
   randomly sits next to an American math teacher named, Frank Tupelo
   (Depp). They are on a train heading to Venice, Italy and after a pretty
   mystic and sensual meeting, Elise convinces Frank to come to her Venice
   suite. After a sexual tease and intense night, Frank finds out that
   Elise picked him to distract Scotland Yard inspector, John Acheson
   (Paul Bettany), and a furious mobster from catching her lover.
   Alexander Pierce, who embezzled over two million American dollars from
   an English mob boss, Reginald Shaw (Steven Berkoff). As pages unfold,
   Frank realizes that everyone is after him because he is mistaken for
   Pierce, which then leads to a cat and mouse game through Venice. To
   start the film's flaws, the direction in every aspect "The Tourist" has
   to offer its action, mystery, thrills and visuals. Surprisingly there
   is hardly any action in the film, we probably have the trailer (which
   was misleading) to thank for that. Along with this criticism, the
   action wasn't that great and didn't really wow me all that much. An
   example of this apathetic action is the boat chase and fight that is
   performed by Elise, Frank and one of the Shaw's Russian goons. The
   boats are going down the Venice water ways at what looks like only 10
   mph. The funny thing about it is while the chase is going on the
   remaining Russian's are scouring through the allies as quick as they
   can. I'm thinking to myself, you guys can speed walk and would probably
   be ahead of the boats. The mystery of Alexander Pierce that circulates
   through the movie isn't really developed that well. Whenever the
   character mentions something about Pierce it's always about his
   connection with Elise and how he stole two million dollars. To keep the
   audience intrigued with Pierce, Donnersmark should have given more
   back-story to him. The thrill of a chase in a film should have you on
   the edge of your seat and surprise you with some close calls. Here, on
   the other hand, it's a different story. I say the action isn't very
   good because he stunts that are done in the movie have been done in
   other movies and done better. There is a roof chase where Frank is
   running away from Russian agents on the roof tops of hotels. Much like
   the boat chase it seemed to be happening at a very slow pace. At the
   end of the scene Frank comes to the edge of the hotel roof and is stuck
   between the agents and then drops down to a market scene full of
   pedestrians. I have seen this ending before, he character must choose
   between being captured or a deadly drop, the drop is usually the
   choice. In this chase it takes Frank five minutes to jump off the edge
   of the roof even though you know he will survive. Lastly, the direction
   that Donnersmark took with the visuals of Venice was a generic and
   familiar path. I was hoping before the movie started that the director
   would shoot new shots of Venice that haven't typically been seen
   before. Once again, I was deeply disappointed with the shots was just
   of city water ways and Venice citizens eating at outside café's.
   Putting all of these criticisms together has the making for a pretty
   bad movie. The terrible direction is the films main loss of points and
   the dialog Bethany that makes each character uninteresting which leads
   to your basic "yes" or "no" answers. The only upside is that fanatic
   Johnny Depp fans will scream their heads off by just seeing his face
   and the guys (myself included) will be happy to see the sexiest current
   day actress, Angelina Jolie. "The Tourist" gets a two out of four
   popcorn bags.

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2. 
   Margot-5 from United States
   

   Jan 03, 2011

   Like old times, just great!

   If you are a watcher of TCM, you will notice that this movie will
   remind you a lot of the '30s and '40s, beautiful, elegant, romantic,
   tongue-in-cheek caper movies of that era; a refreshing change from
   ultra special effects and crude and vulgar sight gags and language of
   every other movie coming out of Hollywood today.

   Johnny Depp is no Cary Grant, but Angelina Jolie is strikingly
   gorgeous, dripping with sophistication and class.

   There are tuxedos galore at the ball, another reminder of the past
   eras.

   I believe the Hollywood political machine played a role in the
   not-so-favorable reviews of this movie, as it does in many movies
   panned before they are released.

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3. 
   dayXexists from United States
   

   Jan 02, 2011

   Unfairly bashed by the critics- The Tourist is a fun, throwback caper

   The critics are completely off base with their treatment of The
   Tourist.

   Was this trying to be an Oscar contender? Absolutely not. So why was it
   reviewed like it was? I thought Johnny and Angelina were perfectly fine
   and even charming in their roles. I didn't find the film to drag at all
   and actually thought it was an entertaining and engrossing story that
   moved along at a good pace. Jolie is the most stunningly beautiful
   actress of this era and her beauty is even more magnified with the
   Venice backdrop. Yes if I had it my way, based on my personal tastes, I
   would have preferred a more serious thriller in the vein of Taken.
   Because of the tone of the movie I was never really concerned for the
   welfare of the characters. But it was the film makers' decision to make
   this lighter fare and it still worked on that level. I thought the
   subtle comedy in here was actually quite funny and sarcastic in a way
   and so did the other people in the audience. I know a lot of people
   complained about the predictable twist at the end but I can't comment
   on that as a couple of the reviews I read prior to seeing this pretty
   much gave that away. I will say though that I was more surprised with
   the twist concerning Elise, Jolie's character. My only real complaint
   is the score, I thought it got in the way at times and was a little too
   "sappy fairy tale" if you can understand that. Overall I think this was
   a fun, harmless throwback crime caper and really, a bit of a modern
   spoof on the genre. I loved the cheeky line at the end– was that a
   wink at Depp's less than perfect looks in this movie? B+

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4. 
   Max-vdw from Belgium
   

   Jan 02, 2011

   The Tourist

   I just saw 'The Tourist' and I got to say that this is a very good
   looking film. First of all the 3 real main characters. You are thinking
   '3 characters'? Well first of all, Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp but
   Venice the main location is a character in its own way. Venice is one
   of the most photogenic city's you'll ever see. And for people who don't
   know, this movie is a remake of an older movie, but that movie was in
   Paris. And some people have the opinion, that Venice is not the right
   location for this film. Well… I got the disagree after seeing this
   movie.

   Now, what I was/am struggling with the genre of this movie. Is it a
   action movie, love story or is it a crime film? Well i'm tempted to say
   a little of all of this. You got the action with (spoiler if I would
   say it), love with the relation between … and … ! and a crime film
   with …. . No serious I won't tell any more about the plot.

   Do you have to see it in theater's, well, for the location yes. For the
   story or the rest, no. But a rental or a view in your home (theater),
   yes! Most definitely.

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