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THE TOURIST (2010)Movie Reviews
Thriller about an American man who travels to Europe to mend a broken heart where he meets a woman, has a whirlwind romance and subsequently finds himself at the center of a deadly intrigue. Cast:Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Rufus Sewell, Timothy DaltonDirector:Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckRelease Date:December 10, 2010DVD Release:March 22, 2011From:Columbia PicturesRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 43 min
The Tourist (2010) played to weak reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Claudia Puig wrote in USA Today, "...the snore-inducing mood doesn't get any better even when the obligatory chase scenes occur. Perhaps the only selling point is its historic Italian setting." • And Steven Rea wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "...alarmingly charmless... notable for the total absence of movie-star heat..." More Reviews Below...
The Tourist (2010) Positive Reviews (44 Reviews, reviews below)
Mary Pols, Time: POOR "Angelina Jolie, at a career peak for icy hauteur, is so untouchably regal that pairing her with a frumped-up Johnny Depp seems like an interspecies mistake..."(See all of Mary Pols's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 754 words, 12/10/10
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "If you're in the mood for mindless, escapist fun -- dazzling scenery, elegant evenings, decadent hotel suites and expensive clothes -- you'll be fine.... a decent diversion."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 686 words, 12/09/10
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: MODERATE(cg) "You go into a movie like 'The Tourist' hoping for a feast of personality from the stars. What you get, in this case, is a waxworks version of chemistry."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 531 words, 12/10/10
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: POOR(cg) "...deserves burial at the bottom of the 2010 dung heap.... it reaches its own kind of perfection -- it fails on every conceivable level."(See all of Peter Travers's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 312 words, 12/10/10
Claudia Puig, USA Today: POOR(cg) "...the snore-inducing mood doesn't get any better even when the obligatory chase scenes occur. Perhaps the only selling point is its historic Italian setting."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 387 words, 12/10/10
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: MODERATE(cg) "It doesn't matter that the plot is absurd. That goes with the territory.... [but] no one seems to have alerted Depp that the movie is a farce."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 744 words, 12/09/10
James Berardinelli, Reel Views: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...consistently looks glorious... As pointless diversions go, it has some things going for it, but not enough for a wholehearted recommendation."(See all of James Berardinelli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 828 words, 12/11/10
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (11 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: WEAK "Donnersmarck's main job seems to have been to find new and flattering ways to shoot Ms. Jolie as she catwalks from Paris to Venice in soaring heels."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 885 words, 12/10/10
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "...an uninspired star matchup with travelogue shots thrown in.... the trip 'The Tourist' takes you on winds up a dozer, not a doozy."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 424 words, 12/10/10
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: MODERATE(cg) "It doesn't matter that the plot is absurd. That goes with the territory.... [but] no one seems to have alerted Depp that the movie is a farce."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 744 words, 12/09/10
Michelle Orange, Village Voice: POOR "...with no there there, a teasing minimum of scripted effervescence, and little chemistry to keep the leads on point, the plot just gimps around the harbors of Venice."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 522 words, 12/11/10
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: WEAK(cg) "...it's 'North by Northwest' without the mystery and 'Charade' without the personal chemistry. Which is a disappointment and also somewhat of a shock..."(See all of Peter Howell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 512 words, 12/10/10
Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE(cg) "...labours to distract from its cracks through star wattage and a superficial coat of polish. The results aren't terrible, just curiously underwhelming..."(See all of Liam Lacey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 557 words, 12/10/10
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: MODERATE(cg) "...alarmingly charmless... notable for the total absence of movie-star heat that movie stars are paid unseemly sums to radiate."(See all of Steven Rea's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 487 words, 12/10/10
Mick LaSalle, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: WEAK(cg) "...she's transparently benign, and he's cool, and with those two little variations, half the movie's mystery and tension go right out the window."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 812 words, 12/10/10
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: MODERATE(cg) "...the script piles the preposterous on top of the absurd and the film's thin charms dissipate, revealing the creaking movie star contraption underneath."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 592 words, 12/10/10
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: MODERATE(cg) "...the story is just ridiculous, with silly twists and obvious turns. Its stars are attractive and the settings are gorgeous, making 'The Tourist' OK to visit for a while."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 493 words, 12/10/10
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: EXCELLENT(cg) "...a polished romantic distraction and a brief trip along the canals of Venice with some assured company.... a nice piece of counterprogramming..."(See all of Chris Vognar's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 446 words, 12/10/10
Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: MODERATE(cg) "...so deficient in the genre's essentials -- such as witty dialogue, intriguing characters and surprising yet credible plot turns -- that you're embarrassed for everyone involved."(See all of Calvin Wilson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 324 words, 12/10/10
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: POOR(cg) "...gets sillier as the plot crawls along, its pace so slow that the movie could well put Ambien out of business once it starts showing up on late-night cable TV."(See all of Rene Rodriguez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 530 words, 12/10/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (8 Reviews)
Michelle Orange, Village Voice: POOR "...with no there there, a teasing minimum of scripted effervescence, and little chemistry to keep the leads on point, the plot just gimps around the harbors of Venice."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 522 words, 12/11/10
Josh Tyler, Cinema Blend: MODERATE(cg) "...nearly works as a slow-paced, romantic drama. Unfortunately this isn't a slow-paced, romantic drama; it's supposed to be some kind of action-thriller."(See all of Josh Tyler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 493 words, 12/10/10
Scott Tobias, AV Club: FAIR(cg) "...astonishingly lifeless and awkward, reducing two of the world's biggest movie stars to something akin to shy, pimply teenagers on their first date."(See all of Scott Tobias's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 354 words, 12/09/10
Nick Schager, Slant: POOR(cg) "...epitomizing this inert affair is Depp, who, without a pirate ship or Tim Burton's makeup case at his disposal, seems positively asleep."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 491 words, 12/09/10
Edward Adams, Atlanta Creative Loafing: WEAK(cg) "...cat and mouse film regrettably feels more like a stripped down version of the worst Bond film, without the 007. In other words, a pompous bore."(See all of Edward Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 634 words, 12/10/10
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: POOR(cg) "A stunning combination of obvious and stupid... all-around inept wet-blanket of a film manages to sap all the movie-star appeal out of both Depp and Jolie..."(See all of MaryAnn Johanson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 356 words, 12/17/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (4 Reviews)
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: POOR "...just plain grisly. This woefully botched mystery-adventure-thriller-caper-romance-comedy, or whatever it was meant to be, is no fun at all."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 261 words, 12/10/10
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: WEAK "Donnersmarck's main job seems to have been to find new and flattering ways to shoot Ms. Jolie as she catwalks from Paris to Venice in soaring heels."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 885 words, 12/10/10
Dana Stevens, Slate: POOR "Basically this movie is an excuse for two movie stars (and, if we're being honest, the director and crew) to hang out in a glamorous European location..."(See all of Dana Stevens's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 705 words, 12/10/10
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: FAIR "...tame and timid, suffused with nostalgia for something that was fake in the first place, old-fashioned but lacking any trace of 'Ocean's Eleven'-style retro hipness."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,017 words, 12/10/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Justin Chang, Daily Variety: FAIR "...sumptuous but stultifying lark sets up a quasi-Hitchcockian intrigue between two strangers abroad, but smothers any thrills or sparks in a haze of self-regard."(See all of Justin Chang's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,013 words, 12/08/10
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: POOR "Staggeringly misjudged in virtually every department... Surely Donnersmarck did not set out to remake 'Death in Venice,' but artistically, that is what has been achieved."(See all of Todd McCarthy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 812 words, 12/08/10
Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: MODERATE(cg) "...there is no rapport between the two stars, each one charismatic in his or her right, but failing to establish any chemistry.... a failure on any level..."(See all of Emanuel Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 412 words, 12/09/10
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: WEAK "Donnersmarck's main job seems to have been to find new and flattering ways to shoot Ms. Jolie as she catwalks from Paris to Venice in soaring heels."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 885 words, 12/10/10
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: POOR "...just plain grisly. This woefully botched mystery-adventure-thriller-caper-romance-comedy, or whatever it was meant to be, is no fun at all."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 261 words, 12/10/10
20.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Tourist (2010)'s reviews are separated by an average 20.3 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:The Tourist (2010)'s reviews cover 69.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 23,834 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 542 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 2.9 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Tourist (2010)'s reviews on average broke 2.9 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is The Tourist (2010)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Tourist (2010) (44 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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