Preview: The Tourist (2010)

Synopsis:

A tourist finds himself embroiled in an espionage thriller after being selected by a random beautiful woman on a train to be her distraction.

• Poster: B-

Review:

My first thought was how bland the poster was. My second was how less like a skuzzy douchebag they made Johnny Depp look. He appears to be a disheveled husk of a man in the film, but this does help him stand out better...of course, that's the power of airbrushing.

• Trailer: C+

Review:

Perhaps it's because Johnny Depp looks terrible in the film, but this film only looks partially appetizing and it's all because of Angelina Jolie's potential to be excellent.

Oscar Prospects:

With the director of foreign language feature winner The Lives of Others, you have to take it seriously, but this looks far too Hollywood to appeal to Academy voters.

Release Date:

• December 10, 2010

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (September 15, 2010) Original

-Wesley Lovell (October 1, 2010) New Poster