Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie in a movie together almost sounds too good to be true, and one might expect the film to be great. The honest truth, however, is that while The Tourist has all the makings of an action blockbuster, it falls short in the presentation and acting.
The Tourist is a cliche action film. The story will make no sense to anyone unless they've extensively studied it, and the scenes are thrown together with no organization in mind in order to make the movie understandable. That's not saying that it isn't enjoyable, because there are some fun action sequences that break away from the rest of the film.
The Tourist is a very boring film, and be prepared for a lot of dialogue, many unnecessary scenes, and a lot of shots of the locations. The movie is an ambiguous genre, and I'm still confused as to what The Tourist wanted to be. Is it was an action film, a comedy, or a drama? It's more of what you take from it, and that's sort of why the movie fell short, because it didn't identify itself in a world full of travel thrillers.
The acting, although it sounds good in theory, is not good at all. Angelina and Johnny practically have no chemistry, and scenes with them talking put me to sleep because they didn't interact in a way that made it enjoyable for the viewer. Their scenes were boring, and they never got along. The music was beautiful, and being in Venice made the film a lot more sophisticated and the whole atmosphere felt better overall.
The Tourist is not what it looks like. Although shown as an exciting thriller with good acting, it's the exact opposite, and the movie just isn't enjoyable at all.
Overall: 2.0/5.0
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