birdy123
Joined May 2002
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This movie is a great example of story writing where you come up with a concept - a beginning and an ending, and you fail to pay attention to the middle. As a result, you sit kind of empty-headed as to where the plot should go in order to get you from point A to point B. You fill in the gaps as best you can, but you only have the slimmest idea of what to do.
In the case of "The Tourist" it shows. This movie goes absolutely nowhere during the middle of the film. As soon as the yucky song appears while Ms. Jolie is driving her boat, this film takes a major nosedive. The "are they or aren't they" idea is stretched very thin. Johnny Depp valiantly tries to deal with the material he has been given, but it's also apparent he doesn't know how to handle some of it either. I believe some of the confusion his character displays is genuine.
Ms. Jolie looks as stunning as ever, and the scenery is wonderful. There are even a few laughs along the way. But this material would have been better served by an hour-long television episode.
In the case of "The Tourist" it shows. This movie goes absolutely nowhere during the middle of the film. As soon as the yucky song appears while Ms. Jolie is driving her boat, this film takes a major nosedive. The "are they or aren't they" idea is stretched very thin. Johnny Depp valiantly tries to deal with the material he has been given, but it's also apparent he doesn't know how to handle some of it either. I believe some of the confusion his character displays is genuine.
Ms. Jolie looks as stunning as ever, and the scenery is wonderful. There are even a few laughs along the way. But this material would have been better served by an hour-long television episode.
