A surprising twist ending is the only good thing about this otherwise routine thriller about a mysterious femme fatale (Angelina Jolie) and an innocent American tourist (Johnny Depp) trying to escape from gangsters and Interpol agents. Vaguely Hitchcockian in themes and atmosphere, but curiously uninvolving.
January 1, 2010
The Tourist (2010) *
A surprising twist ending is the only good thing about this otherwise routine thriller about a mysterious femme fatale (Angelina Jolie) and an innocent American tourist (Johnny Depp) trying to escape from gangsters and Interpol agents. Vaguely Hitchcockian in themes and atmosphere, but curiously uninvolving.
