I really don’t know why this movie was so heavily shunned. The Tourist was an entertaining little movie and had two of my favorite actors in it. Angeline Jolie was absolutely breathtakingly stunning. The woman is aging beautifully. Her make up was done very tastefully and appropriate to her age. Her clothing was just delicious. The movie opened with her wearing this jacket/pancho thing and it complimented her cream colored dress. The gloves were a nice touch. I kept thinking of her Lara Croft character, in which she knows she’s awesome and we totally agree.
Johnny Depp on the other hand looked like shit. He was scruffy and actually little chubby in the face, but his performance made up for his looks. Johnny Depp acts as if he has an inside joke that his fans are all apart of because his acting invokes the spirt of past characters. Hunter S. Thompson is forever present in his mannerisms, Jack Sparro has permanently taken hold of his body, and the Mad Hatter comes through when he attempts an English accent.
Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp together felt slightly unnatural but the awkwardness worked with the story. Her “I’m beautiful and perfect” attitude and his stumbles and fumbles worked together to create the classic old movie feel to it. It was almost corny at points but I felt that if turned into Black and White the movie wouldn’t be any different from an oldie with its dramatic screenplay. The action was kept down a notch, something that let
me focus on the characters more.
All in all, Angeline Jolie’s bewitching eyes kept mine glued to the screen and I couldn’t wait for what Johnny Depp was going to say next. There were even a couple of interesting twists in the movie to keep it from being overtly typical.
I think for people to like this movie they have to truly be fans of Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie, which I obviously am and if you’re not, then go watch something stupid with Will Ferrel in it (who I loath).
