So first we have that Tourist movie. Somehow I feel incredibly sorry whenever I see people cueing for that movie, I want to beg them not to see it, cause I have and it ain't pretty. So let's see no plot, no chemistry between the actors, bizarre dialogue that doesn't make any sense whatsoever and ah yes Venice. Presumably the actors were tempted to be involved in a film that takes place in such a beautiful and charming city. It can't have been the script, even though it was claimed that it has been written by three different guys, I can't believe it took three grown men and rather renowned scriptwriters to come up with this rubbish. But surely Venice alone can't carry a film, that is just too much to ask from a lovely place. So one cliche follows another, the scene where Johnny Depp starts smoking and thereby turns his character into a real man is just pointless. So is the exciting chase scene in the canale, they get chased by some gangsters and the police. The only problem is that Jolie can only drive very slow, why they chose to film the scene in one of the small canals is beyond me, the speed limit is 5 km and trust me no chase scene looks good in that speed, it's almost slow motion. Jolie ducks carefully to avoid the bullets and Depp just looks like a wet dog chained to the back of the boat. But it is unintentionally funny and somewhat helpless. So go see it if you must.
If you feel arty you can compare the two films. The Tourist is based on this movie. Careful it's in French language only.
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