It's a welcomed attempt to evoke the 1960s thrillers which were filmed in Europe, whether spy thrillers like James Bond movies and its numerous likes, or romantic thrillers like Charade (1963), and How to Steal a Million (1966). German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck mastered the action sequences, like jumping over the roofs of Paris's buildings, or the boat chase in Venice. The image is attractive, the backgrounds are delightful, and Johnny Depp is likeable in his role, with couple of nice comic moments. However, the movie's magic is fallen. So why is that?!
Firstly, Angelina Jolie. She looked ugly, rather mannish, and gave such a cold performance. She's not the woman that you may dream of running after her in European atmospheres, or living an adventure with her charming mystery. Instead, she seemed like a frightening evil demon!
Secondly, the third act's plot twist. It's just something that begs any unexpected surprise anyway, which deals a deathblow to the movie. Think of it, if Depp's character is the heroine's love from the start, yet in disguise, then that peaceful mathematics teacher, which we followed and united with during the whole time, has no heroism whatsoever. It executes logic, since it's unbelievable that he goes through all of these dangers without trying to save himself or his love. And, truly, what is the point in not telling her the truth since the start?!
Here's a movie that was going well as a story about some poor man who will turn into a glorious hero, sacrificing himself, and beating the bad guys, to be the man which his love wished for, even better than this, as the man that chose to exist beside her, while her original love preferred money over her, or was weaker than facing the hazardous events. Now that story, which was almost perfectly made, got killed by a plot twist that cared only for the "wow" factor, and forgot about other, greatly important, factors like logic and drama!
(The Tourist) is 2 movies. One that runs beautifully on screen, about the birth of a hero. And another one in the last third, which wants desperately to be unpredictable and astonishing, however by the wrong way. The second shot the first in the head, which ruined the meaning along with the entertainment. And they supposed that we won't object to that, or maybe notice it, as long as we're dazzled by the sceneries. Ok, why do the makers of the contemporary commercial movies think that we don't have brains?! Actually, according to their very movies, they're the ones who don't have brains!
Firstly, Angelina Jolie. She looked ugly, rather mannish, and gave such a cold performance. She's not the woman that you may dream of running after her in European atmospheres, or living an adventure with her charming mystery. Instead, she seemed like a frightening evil demon!
Secondly, the third act's plot twist. It's just something that begs any unexpected surprise anyway, which deals a deathblow to the movie. Think of it, if Depp's character is the heroine's love from the start, yet in disguise, then that peaceful mathematics teacher, which we followed and united with during the whole time, has no heroism whatsoever. It executes logic, since it's unbelievable that he goes through all of these dangers without trying to save himself or his love. And, truly, what is the point in not telling her the truth since the start?!
Here's a movie that was going well as a story about some poor man who will turn into a glorious hero, sacrificing himself, and beating the bad guys, to be the man which his love wished for, even better than this, as the man that chose to exist beside her, while her original love preferred money over her, or was weaker than facing the hazardous events. Now that story, which was almost perfectly made, got killed by a plot twist that cared only for the "wow" factor, and forgot about other, greatly important, factors like logic and drama!
(The Tourist) is 2 movies. One that runs beautifully on screen, about the birth of a hero. And another one in the last third, which wants desperately to be unpredictable and astonishing, however by the wrong way. The second shot the first in the head, which ruined the meaning along with the entertainment. And they supposed that we won't object to that, or maybe notice it, as long as we're dazzled by the sceneries. Ok, why do the makers of the contemporary commercial movies think that we don't have brains?! Actually, according to their very movies, they're the ones who don't have brains!