Two huge stars, Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp star in this weeks big release, The Tourist.
Right up front. Depp and Jolie are generally not tow of my favorites. Both have done great work. Jolie in 2008's Changeling I felt was Oscar-worthy. She already has one in Girl, Interrupted. Depp, hits and misses with me. Although I get why he is the star that he is. But with that said, I have to say I loved this movie.
The Tourist is movie making that is fun, exciting, and just flat out enjoyable to watch. Jolie is Elise. Depp is Frank. Elise is this beautiful young British woman who Scotland yard believes is the key to retrieving over a billion dollars in taxes on money that her lover stole from British gangsters two years earlier. She meets Frank who is an American traveling by rail in Europe. She uses him to be a diversion to the ever watching police, in hopes that they think Frank is her lover who has disappeared altogether. But one problem, she falls for Frank. Toss in the British gangsters who want their money back, and you have an everyone chasing everyone movie.
The Tourist has a real nice feel. There is international intrigue much like a Bond movie. Also it has some real fun moments. It is sexy at times, and real smart all the time. But The Tourist does not make the fatal flaw. It doesn't bog itself down by getting in it's own way. It has a story, sticks to it, and doesn't become something it's not. AND it doesn't take itself too seriously. It keeps your interest, it keeps you laughing at times and keeps you thinking always. It's just flat out well done.
Jolie and Depp are both great, nice supporting cast and a beautiful Venice, Italy backdrop. This is a nice trip to the movies. Few will be disappointed.
The Tourist. Great movie at a time we need one at the box office. Don't miss it.
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