The TOURIST : This American remake of the French Film , is pitched to the public as a Thriller film, but plays out more like the final act of a Heist Film.
There was absolutely nothing Thrilling about the film's story , and as such we move from act to act , with little to no substance . A Thriller uses the elements of suspense, tension and excitement, none of which appears in the movie. However being a Heist movie, we continue down a road , "whodunit" and where is the money ?
Angelina Jolie plays the role of a typical European trend-setter , set out on a road for love, or is it revenge, for Alexander Pearce. The character is cold, unfeeling and never too bothered . Hence the audience is unable to believe that there any real love between her and the mystery man. So should she run into him , would she embrace him or kill him ?
Johnny Depp plays the role of the victim, a Wisconsin math teacher, an innocent by-stander brought into their world of criminal activity, only to fall in love with the leading lady. But again Angelina's cold personality brings the relationship on screen, to the high-school behavior of "prom queen" and the "nerd" .
As the film continues, and INTERPOL and the MAFIA get involved, she abandons him to his mundane life, but having been bitten by the love bug, he must come to her rescue. Laughable and stupid , is actually what it comes to. The Knight in Shinning Armour syndrome fails , thus the audience disappointment in the ending .
- Official Website : http://www.thetourist-movie.com/
- Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tourist_(2010_film)
Movie rated 5/10. It was no fantastic thriller but by no means was it a horrible film. It was a typical Angelina Jolie movie and if you have seen any before you could have predicted this movie and its outcome. If you have nothing better to do,or just want a couple hours out this film is good to serve that purpose. You won't regret seeing it but it won't be anything spectacular to see.
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