The Tourist (2010)

Revolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path.

Director:

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Writers:

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (screenplay), Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay),

Stars:

Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Angelina Jolie	...	Elise Clifton-Ward
Johnny Depp	...	Frank Tupelo
Paul Bettany	...	Inspector John Acheson
Timothy Dalton	...	Chief Inspector Jones
Steven Berkoff	...	Reginald Shaw
Rufus Sewell	...	The Englishman
Christian De Sica	...	Colonnello Lombardi
Alessio Boni	...	Sergente Cerato
Daniele Pecci	...	Tenente Narduzzi
Giovanni Guidelli	...	Tenente Tommassini
Raoul Bova	...	Conte Filippo Gaggia
Bruno Wolkowitch	...	Capitaine Courson
Marc Ruchmann	...	Brigadier Kaiser
Julien Baumgartner	...	Brigadier Ricuort
François Vincentelli	...	Brigadier Marion

Storyline

Elise (Angelina Jolie) sits next to an American tourist, Frank (Johnny Depp), on a train going to Venice. She has chosen him as a decoy, making believe that he is her lover who is wanted by police. Not only will they need to evade the police, but also the mobster whose money her lover stole.

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Plot Keywords:

mobster | tourist | train | russian | american tourist | 

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Taglines:

The Perfect Trip - The Perfect Trap

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Genres:

Action | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fr] Sony Pictures [jp]

Country:

USA France Italy

Language:

English French Italian Russian Spanish

Release Date:

10 December 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Turist

Filming Locations:

Hotel Danieli, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,341,143 (UK) (10 December 2010)

Gross:

$67,631,157 (USA) (4 March 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

GK Films, Spyglass Entertainment, Birnbaum/Barber

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tom Cruise was originally going to play Frank, but was replaced by Sam Worthington. Johnny Depp replaced Worthington when he dropped out due to "creative differences".

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Goofs

When Frank (Johnny Depp) is running around on the roofs in Venice, in some shots you can see the tape around his bare feet to protect them from the roof tiles he jumps on.

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Quotes

Reginald Shaw: [to his men about Pearce] You know he will be with her. They'll be staying at one of the grand hotels. The Gritti, the Regina, the Danieli. I want you to keep a watch on all of them. You can kill the girl, but you can't kill him. Not until I have my money that is.

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Connections

Referenced in Jeopardy!: Episode #28.181 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"No Fear of Heights"
Written and Performed by Katie Melua
Courtesy of Dramatico Entertainment Ltd.

User Reviews

What were they thinking (other than what they were going to spend their money on)?!

'THE TOURIST': Two and a Half Stars (Out of Five)

Two of Hollywood's biggest stars (Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie) team up for this goofy spy thriller. It's a remake of a 2005 French film entitled 'ANTHONY ZIMMER' which starred Sophie Marceau and Yvan Attal. The American remake is co-written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmark who also directed the critically acclaimed German film 'THE LIVES OF OTHERS'. I have not seen that film but his writing and directing here is pretty weak. Pretty much the only good thing this film has going for it is it's two stars (and a decent supporting cast including Paul Bettany and Timothy Dalton) but it really has me wondering what ever attracted the two to this film to begin with!

Jolie plays Elise, the beautiful mistress of a mafia money-man who embezzled over $2 billion from a big time mobster (played by Steven Berkoff). The British police want the embezzler for it's share of the $775 million in tax money on the stolen money. They don't know what their target looks like though so they've been trailing Elise for a couple years hoping she'll lead them to their man. After receiving a note from her lover Elise sits next to a random American tourist named Frank (Depp) on a train hoping to lead the police into believing he's the culprit but she unwittingly gets him targeted by the mafia as well placing him in grave danger. Of course the two quickly fall for each other (despite the extreme lack of chemistry between the two leads).

The story is pretty simple and routine but it does have a couple clever twists towards the end and the climax is enjoyable. There are a few funny lines here and there (mostly by Depp) but for the most part the dialog is less than impressive. The direction is uninspired and the film feels like a million other mistaken identity movies we've already seen before. Depp is funny though and Jolie looks gorgeous. Like many big star combinations in film the movie is a disappointment though. If only they had picked a better project together the combined talent could have made for a truly entertaining film. I expect more from Jolie and a lot more from Depp. I seriously don't know what they were thinking, other than maybe what they were going to spend their money on.

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