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The Tourist (2010)

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20

Average Rating: 4.3/10
Reviews Counted: 166
Fresh: 33 | Rotten: 133

The scenery and the stars are undeniably beautiful, but they can't make up for The Tourist's slow, muddled plot, or the lack of chemistry between Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie.

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Average Rating: 4/10
Critic Reviews: 34
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 31

The scenery and the stars are undeniably beautiful, but they can't make up for The Tourist's slow, muddled plot, or the lack of chemistry between Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie.

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43

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Average Rating: 3/5
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American tourist Frank (Johnny Depp) meets a mysterious beauty who drags him into a dangerous world of intrigue and espionage while traveling through Europe in director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's paranoid thriller. When Frank met Elise (Angelina Jolie) on the train, he thought it was a chance encounter. Little did Frank realize it was all part of a much bigger plan, one that would soon find him dodging bullets through both the historic streets of Paris and the winding canals of Venice.

Mar 22, 2011

$67.6M

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All Critics (167) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (33) | Rotten (133) | DVD (12)

"Sure, the plot is preposterous, but the two stars look great, the scenery is spectacular and the supporting cast is a hoot."

December 17, 2010 Full Review Source: Richard Roeper.com | Comments (13)
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In a year of craptaculars, The Tourist deserves burial at the bottom of the 2010 dung heap.

December 10, 2010 Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | Comments (10)
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As for Depp, his character makes so little sense that he can hardly be blamed for blinking his way through the movie with an expression of blank-faced puzzlement that recalls Dan Quayle in the 1988 vice-presidential debate.

December 10, 2010 Full Review Source: Slate | Comments (3)
Slate
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What should have sizzled fizzles.

December 10, 2010 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | Comments (2)
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Jolie! Depp! Romantic locations! Intrigue! Some movies sound too good to be true. The Tourist is one of them.

December 10, 2010 Full Review Source: Detroit News
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The Tourist merely asks you to sit back and enjoy the ride, and then makes that task a breeze.

December 10, 2010 Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | Comments (2)
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A creaking "star vehicle" for two stars who should have known better, and maybe had a little chemistry.

January 16, 2013 Full Review Source: McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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[The Tourist] is very entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable from the very start and doesn't let up until the screen goes black, which is something that very few films are able to pull off nowadays.

September 22, 2012 Full Review Source: Examiner.com
Examiner.com

Overall an interesting and at times very gripping film, but one that perhaps could have done with taking a few more risks

August 30, 2011 Full Review Source: The National
The National

It's a self-conscious attempt at a Hollywood caper with the mix of comedy, romance and conspiracy watered down to the point where you can see straight through it.

July 14, 2011 Full Review Source: Digital Spy
Digital Spy

Depp and Jolie together create a chemical black hole. They couldn't produce sparks with dry hair and a comb.

May 3, 2011 Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | Comment (1)
Window to the Movies

The Tourist certainly looks fabulous - as befits the setting, the stars and the gorgeous costumes . The trouble is that Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's movie is far too elegant to break into a sweat ... The viewer's pulse doesn't quicken.

May 3, 2011 Full Review Source: Movie Talk
Movie Talk

Something has gone really, really wrong here.

April 4, 2011 Full Review Source: Movies.com
Movies.com

I'm afraid the stars' vacation videos are probably more interesting than this poorly handled mistaken-identity caper, which isn't funny enough to be a comedy or dramatic enough to be a thriller.

April 3, 2011 Full Review Source: Scene-Stealers.com
Scene-Stealers.com

... somehow this lavish light thriller stumbles through the set pieces and bobbles the star chemistry.

March 26, 2011 Full Review Source: Seanax.com
Seanax.com

An incredibly dull low-key thriller barely driven by its two A-list leads.

March 23, 2011 Full Review Source: IGN DVD
IGN DVD

On paper, The Tourist sounds like a dream film -- two of the hottest actors alive, in a charmingly frothy romantic crime caper set in one of the most beautiful cities on earth. So why didn't it come alive on screen?

February 18, 2011 Full Review Source: Future Movies UK

The Tourist is best considered an expensive travel ad for Venice rather than the sexy, action-packed, sassy thriller we were all hoping for.

February 10, 2011 Full Review Source: What Culture
What Culture

The Tourist is a mildly pleasant cinematic journey.

February 6, 2011 Full Review Source: Cinemaclips.com

Teria sido melhor acompanhar a viagem da personagem em tempo real até a cidade italiana do que vê-la percorrendo sonâmbula as maquinações estúpidas de um roteiro sabotado pela falta de entusiasmo de um cineasta com preguiça.

January 21, 2011 Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena
Cinema em Cena

Hampered by its lack of narrative tension or palpable sense of romance.

January 11, 2011 Full Review Source: Flicks.co.nz
Flicks.co.nz

About as much fun as standing in line at Customs for hours after a long-haul flight.

January 5, 2011 Full Review Source: Moviedex | Comment (1)
Moviedex

Whenever Jolie entered a room, I found my attention wandering to the European extras, whose heads keep turning to watch her. They seemed far more enchanted by her than I was. Maybe you had to be there.

January 4, 2011 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comments (5)
Combustible Celluloid

It is disheartening on a profound level to see a group of talented actors and filmmakers come together at the height of their powers and produce something of such soul-killing drudgery as The Tourist.

December 30, 2010 Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net
ComingSoon.net

While this farcical thriller can certainly be classified as a no-brainer, it is only on the grounds of sustained mindlessness that the tag truly sticks.

December 29, 2010 Full Review Source: Herald Sun (Australia)
Herald Sun (Australia)

It's a beautiful film to look at. Unfortunately for The Tourist, looks ain't everything.

December 28, 2010 Full Review Source: The Standard | Comment (1)

Audience Reviews for The Tourist

A nod to the great Hitchcockian noir thrillers of yesteryear it maybe but unfortunately The Tourist comes across as a spoof rather than a tribute. It's more out of date than anything, anyone who has actually been to Venice will tell you it's not as beautiful and clean as it looks on screen and Scotland Yard is not based in a beautiful old Victorian building - far from it. It's these inaccuracies that bothered me, the mixture of modern technology and old school styles just doesn't work. It's badly cast also, as good as the two leads are, this wasn't right for either of them. Paul Bettany is quite good though and it was a nice surprise to see Timothy Dalton in a role that was perfect for him. The biggest crime of all is that the 'twist' ending is glaringly obvious from the very beginning, making the whole thing extremely disappointing. The Lives of Others to this? What the hell?
April 5, 2013
SirPant

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"The Tourist" is a very poor movie. Of course, it represents Hollywood at it's worst. The movie was never intended to have any value. It's sole purpose was to cash in on the star power of Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. There is no way that this script would have been brought to life without those names attached. "The Tourist" is as lazy as film-making gets. It's slow, uninspired, predictable, and downright annoying. Speaking of the attached star power, this is just a phoned in performance by Depp and Jolie. They play the same roles that they always do. Brace yourself for this one, Angelina Jolie is engaging in espionage! But isn't Jolie a spy in every one of her movies? Strangely enough, with as much practice as she gets in these roles, she never turns in a believable performance. When Johnny Depp isn't trying, he normally portrays a quirky character that ends up in-over-his-head, and that's exactly what you get here. It's astonishing that nobody figured out that thrusting Depp and Jolie into their comfort zones would result in zero chemistry. Then again, you have to remind yourself that nobody making the movie cared if it was entertaining. Then it all makes sense. "The Tourist" is generic garbage, that I strongly urge you to avoid. If you're a die-hard fan of Johnny Depp or Angelina Jolie, you have to start watching better movies.
April 20, 2012
Jason Calvin

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    1. Elise Clifton-Ward: It's the um... the Roman god, Janus. My mother gave it to me when I was little. She wanted to teach me that people have two sides. A good side, a bad side, a past, a future. And that we must embrace both in someone we love. And I tried...
    – Submitted by Karina V (21 months ago)
    1. Frank Tupelo: I'm sorry
    2. Elise Clifton-Ward: What for?
    3. Frank Tupelo: Aha.
    4. Frank Tupelo: Oh do you mind me smoking, it's not a real cigarette, look! It delivers the same amount of nicotine, but the smoke is water vapor.
    5. Elise Clifton-Ward: That's somewhat disappointing.
    6. Frank Tupelo: Would you rather have me smoking?
    7. Elise Clifton-Ward: I'd rather you be a man who does exactly as he pleased.
    – Submitted by James W (21 months ago)
    1. Inspector John Acheson: Well, he won't be dueling tonight.
    – Submitted by Inez J (22 months ago)
    1. Reginald Shaw: You'll find life is not quite so giving to an ugly woman.
    – Submitted by Hanna K (23 months ago)
    1. Elise Clifton-Ward: 20 million dollars worth of plastic surgery. And that's the face you choose.
    2. Frank Tupelo: You don't like it?
    3. Elise Clifton-Ward: It will do.
    – Submitted by Hanna K (23 months ago)
    1. Frank Tupelo: You're ravenous.
    2. Elise Clifton-Ward: You mean 'ravishing'.
    3. Frank Tupelo: I do.
    4. Elise Clifton-Ward: You are ravenous.
    5. Frank Tupelo: I am.
    – Submitted by Svetlana G (2 years ago)

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