Honestly, the only positive thing I could see in this movie, apart from the beautiful scenery, was Johnny Depp's somewhat endearing character. The plot was boring and unconvincing. Angelina Jolie's character I imagine is supposed to appear quirky yet classy and alluring but I found her to be is dull, emotionless and annoying. There was no chemistry between Depp and Jolie and for the whole span of the film I could not fathom what made her such an attractive person in all the male characters' eyes. In fact, I think the main problem with the movie was Angelina's character. Without it "The tourist" would have been another mediocre try at a mystery-romance-action movie - boring but tolerable. But the lead female character was in, my eyes, so incredibly vexing that her mere presence in a scene made me want to skip forward. All in all, The Tourist was a major disappointment. I do not recommend it unless you're a hardcore fan of any of the actors as I suspect only fans can find any enjoyment watching this movie.

North by northwest, To catch a thief, Charade. These movies come to mind when you watch a movie like this. They all had Cary Grant playing against actresses like Eve Marie Saint, Grace Kelly and Audry Hepburn. This one has Johnny Depp, which could probably have worked, except unfortunately he's up against Angelina Jolie. Now she may be a star, but she was never much of an actress. She starred in two movies based on a computer game, both of them cheap copies of Indiana Jones, where all she had to do was running round in shorts and tank tops and kicking ass. Then she made a movie with Brad Pitt, they got married, and now she was definitely a star. But in a movie like this it takes more than good looks to make it work and there's simply no chemistry at all between Depp and her. So the romance angle dies there. But there must be some fun and action surely ? Well we get Depp being chased over the roofs in Venice dressed in pyjamas and a boat chase in the Canals, where the bad guys on foot manage to overtake the boat at every bridge, and that's pretty much it. The plot is pretty simple although they try to make it seem complicated by throwing a few not too surprising twists into it. The script and dialogue are weak, and the director doesn't do anything to make up for it. So if you like these kind of movies check out the ones i mentioned at the beginning, and don't bother with this.

Expectations for 'The Tourist' were not particularly high. Despite having a talented cast, experienced writers (including talented Julian Fellowes) and a far from amateurish director, that it was negatively received by most critics and often cited one of the worst films of its year was a turn off.Seeing it for myself, as any film, good or bad and regardless of its genre, deserves, 'The Tourist' to me was nowhere near as bad as reputed. As far as films from 2010 go, there are far worse which are not worth mentioning. However, 'The Tourist', considering the talent on and off screen, could have been much better than it turned out to be and again from personal opinion one of the year's most disappointing. And no, contrary to what its defenders lead you to believe, nobody who disliked the film was expecting an Oscar contender. I myself certainly wasn't, wanted more than anything for the talent to be used to full potential and for the film to be at fun intriguing and fun.Its best asset are the production values and makes up 2 stars of my personal rating, due to them being so good. 'The Tourist' is sensuously photographed, the costumes are suitably elegant and the locations positively dazzle, Venice in particular look stunning.The supporting cast also do well with what they have, another strong case of the supporting cast being significantly better than the leads, Steven Berkoff in particular seems to be really enjoying himself and Paul Bettany is very rarely less than game. Timothy Dalton has fun in a rather underwritten role. Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie are admittedly great eye candy too.However, the two leads underwhelm hugely, and this is coming from someone who has seen great performances from both (Depp in 'Edward Scissorhands' and 'Ed Wood' for examples, and Jolie in 'Changeling' and 'Girl Interrupted'). Depp's performance is a mix of hamminess and being bored out of his mind. Jolie has an ice maiden femme fatale role and not only looks uncomfortable but gives one of the blandest and most annoying performances of this particular type of role in film history. There is no chemistry between them whatsoever either.That the characters are shallow and one dimensional works against the cast, and even more so the script. The script clunks even more so than cutlery being dropped on the floor, one can also really tell that there was more than one writer involved and there is a real sense of them working independently of each other rather than being a team.Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck clearly didn't have any idea what to do with the film, with the momentum and the way the story is told being all over the place. It's the story that dooms 'The Tourist' in particular, a lot of the time it barely goes anywhere and has a tendency to be told in a muddled and convoluted fashion with twists that are easily foreseeable, haphazard and ridiculous. It was very difficult judging 'The Tourist' for what it is, because it tried to be more than one thing (too many) and doesn't do much if at all with any of it.Overall, not a complete disaster but a real disappointment. 4/10 Bethany Cox

two seductive actors. and a lot of events. confuse story. and funny adventures. a film about mysteries and meetings, truth and few beautiful landscapes for save the story. it is not easy to understand the purpose of a film who blends clichés and impose to Johnny Depp a role who seems version of Charlot. a comedy more than a thriller, it is nice but far to be convincing, comfortable after a busy day but not enough for represents entertainment. the chemistry between Angelica Jolie and Johnny Depp is only a convention and the acting is almost sketch. because it could be a parody or a too serious unconvincing exercise to remind old fashion movies.short, a chaotic story, two not so bad performances.