The Tourist Review Thread (Use Spoiler Tags)

[GreenScar]

I hear that the Sony Pictures brass just saw The Tourist starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Deppand decided it's a big commercial thriller that's going to play great during the holiday season on December 10th. That weekend Paramount's David O Russell film The Fighter starring Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg is scheduled as well as Fox/Walden's The Chronicles of Narnia 3: The Voyage of the Dawn. All sound very very different. Produced by Graham King and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, The Tourist is already eagerly anticipated around the world since it was paralyzing Venice and those parts of Italy where it was filming.

[GreenScar]

Some more on the movie:

The 2011 awards season already looks like a bumpy road with studios strategizing to hold certain contenders out of the festival circuit ("The Fighter," "True Grit,") while others go full bore for maximum effect ("Black Swan," "The Social Network"). Now, an interesting carrot is being thrown into the mix with the new Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp thriller "The Tourist."

Described as a part drama, part espionage flick, "The Tourist" is an original conceit by a slew of well known screenwriters including Julian Fellowes (Oscar winner for "Gosford Park"), Christopher McQuarrie (Oscar winner for "The Usual Suspects"), Jeffrey Nachmanoff ("Traitor") and William Wheeler ("The Hoax") (WGA credits pending, mind you). The plot centers around Frank (Depp), who is an American traveler visiting Italy trying to mend a broken heart. He soon meets Elise (Jolie), an "extraordinary" woman who purposely engages him in order to throw agents off the trail of her former lover.

"The Tourist" is being directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, who received massive critical acclaim for his last film, "The Lives of Others" which won the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award in 2007. And, of course, Jolie is a two-time nominee who won a Best Supporting Actress statue for "Girl, Interrupted" back in her blood necklace days and Depp has been nominated three times for "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," "Finding Neverland" and "Sweeney Todd." So, yes, there is a wee bit of awards pedigree at work here.

With the picture in production just this past spring, it wasn't expected to be released until 2011. Instead, GK Films, which financed the film on its own, is releasing it domestically through Sony Pictures on a just announced opening date of Dec. 10. Not only does that put the movie in prime position to make some holiday box office, but a player in the award season mix. And it also puts it up against another contender, David O. Russell's "The Fighter," and Walden Media and 20th Century Fox's "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader."

The question is whether "The Tourist" will turn out to be more "Bourne Identity" or "Talented Mr. Ripley' fare. If it's the former (and if there had been ten nominees that year Minghella's triumph would have been in), then it could absolutely crash the party. If it's more akin to "Bourne" or even "Valkyrie" quality, then GK will have to live with just having its first hit on its hands.

Unfortunately, the buzz won't start at Venice, Telluride, Toronto or even during the New York Film Festivals. But by mid November? We'll know.

"The Tourist" is now opening nationwide on Dec. 10.

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[Zero_Cool]

I still would like to see this one.

[Batman1980]

Two of the very best actors in Hollywood, unless the trailer stinks really bad, I'll see this.

[JonD7]

Can't wait to see this.

[antwonaj]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Two of the very best actors in Hollywood, unless the trailer stinks really bad, I'll see this.

Agreed.

I'm interested, but if the trailer fails to impress, then it's out the window for me

[CZAR]

I predict Angelina & Johnny fall in love and she will leave Brad haha. Got Em!!

[luwanda]

Originally Posted by CZAR

I predict Angelina & Johnny fall in love and she will leave Brad haha. Got Em!!

:P

My gf told me she read some where that they didn't conect at all and had lots of problems during the filming, i wonder if it's true, but i wouldnt be surprised

[deadhatetheliving]

Originally Posted by luwanda

:P

My gf told me she read some where that they didn't conect at all and had lots of problems during the filming, i wonder if it's true, but i wouldnt be surprised

Probably cause Depp didn't want to add to Jolie's soccer team of kids.
These to need to quit acting. They haven't done anything great in a long time. That goes double for Jolie. Who's last good movie was 'The Bone Collector'

[jhiggy23]

Considering Donnersmarck directed arguably the best film of the 2000s, yeah I'd say this one should be on everyone's radar.

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by luwanda

:P

My gf told me she read some where that they didn't conect at all and had lots of problems during the filming, i wonder if it's true, but i wouldnt be surprised

Hahaha thats funny. Johnny was like "u aint trapping me trick" haha. Got Em!!

Originally Posted by deadhatetheliving

Probably cause Depp didn't want to add to Jolie's soccer team of kids.
These to need to quit acting. They haven't done anything great in a long time. That goes double for Jolie. Who's last good movie was 'The Bone Collector'

I have to disagree man. Angelina did her best film in 2008 I believe "Changeling" An absolute great film! Got Em!!

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by CZAR

I predict Angelina & Johnny fall in love and she will leave Brad haha. Got Em!!

[Foggy]

Here's the trailer

You know what word I didn't think I would use to describe this film...Goofy!

[Show spoiler]I've got a feeling the trailer is bad representation of the movie

[PS3-Playb3yond]

It's not what I expected this movie to be, it looks like it will be a fun ride through out. Thanks for posting the trailer!

[GreenScar]

This looks really good. Thanks for the trailer!

[Chaotic]

Considering how big Johhny Depp is now, im surprsied he doesnt get top billing.

[SquidPuppet]

Comedy/drama/thriller/romance?????????

[CZAR]

Its a hordraromedy! Got Em!!

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by CZAR

Its a hordraromedy! Got Em!!

hordraromedyiller

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

hordraromedyiller

hordrarothrwestody! Got Em!!