The Tourist
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American tourist Frank meets mysterious British woman Elise on the train to Venice. Romance seems to bud, but there's more to her than meets the eye.
What critics thought
DivisiveThe Tourist was almost universally dismissed by English-language critics, who found the Venice setting gorgeous but the plot sluggish and the Depp-Jolie pairing curiously inert — a case where two magnetic stars failed to generate any heat together. A notable dissent exists: some German critics and at least one prominent American voice defended it as a deliberately elegant, old-fashioned thriller with understated wit, making this one of the more polarizing critical splits of its year.
“There's a way to make a movie like The Tourist, but Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck doesn't find that way.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“a visually sensuous picture made with tender attention to detail and an elegant, understated sense of humor”
Stephanie Zacharek·Movieline
“beautifully shot by the accomplished Oscar-winner John Seale”
DVD Talk
“hastily-prepared film does not care one iota about its characters”
Casey Burchby·DVD Talk
Genres
Action, Thriller, Romance
Cast & Crew
Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckDirector
Johnny DeppFrank Tupelo
Angelina JolieElise Clifton-Ward
Paul BettanyInspector John Acheson
Timothy DaltonChief Inspector Jones
Steven BerkoffReginald Shaw
Rufus SewellThe Englishman
Christian De SicaColonnello Lombardi
Alessio BoniSergente Cerato
Daniele PecciTenente Narduzzi
Giovanni GuidelliTenente Tommassini
Raoul BovaConte Filippo Gaggia
Bruno WolkowitchCapitaine Courson
James Newton HowardComposer
Julian FellowesWriter
Christopher McQuarrieWriter
John SealeCinematographyThe Tourist
American tourist Frank meets mysterious British woman Elise on the train to Venice. Romance seems to bud, but there's more to her than meets the eye.
What critics thought
DivisiveThe Tourist was almost universally dismissed by English-language critics, who found the Venice setting gorgeous but the plot sluggish and the Depp-Jolie pairing curiously inert — a case where two magnetic stars failed to generate any heat together. A notable dissent exists: some German critics and at least one prominent American voice defended it as a deliberately elegant, old-fashioned thriller with understated wit, making this one of the more polarizing critical splits of its year.
“There's a way to make a movie like The Tourist, but Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck doesn't find that way.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“a visually sensuous picture made with tender attention to detail and an elegant, understated sense of humor”
Stephanie Zacharek·Movieline
“beautifully shot by the accomplished Oscar-winner John Seale”
DVD Talk
“hastily-prepared film does not care one iota about its characters”
Casey Burchby·DVD Talk
Genres
Action, Thriller, Romance
Cast & Crew
Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckDirectorJohnny DeppFrank TupeloAngelina JolieElise Clifton-WardPaul BettanyInspector John AchesonTimothy DaltonChief Inspector JonesSteven BerkoffReginald ShawRufus SewellThe EnglishmanChristian De SicaColonnello LombardiAlessio BoniSergente CeratoDaniele PecciTenente NarduzziGiovanni GuidelliTenente TommassiniRaoul BovaConte Filippo GaggiaBruno WolkowitchCapitaine CoursonJames Newton HowardComposerJulian FellowesWriterChristopher McQuarrieWriterJohn SealeCinematographyRent & Buy