the tourist

Went to watch the preview of The Tourist yesterday at The Cathay.

Elise Ward (Angelina Jolie) is the lover of Alexander Pearce, a smart banker who stole money from the gangster and also wanted by the British Government for tax evasion. Thinking that she would lead them to Pearce himself, both the gangsters and the Interpol were after her. Elise received instructions from Pearce to find a man about the same height as him to mislead the pursuers into thinking that is Pearce himself, and on the train Elise found Frank Tupelo (Johnny Depp), a tourist who is a college maths teacher. And the chase began...


With Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie in the cast, you can't help raising your expectation for the movie. If you are looking for Tomb Raider-style action, there isn't much. The movie also requires some brain juice, and if I counted correctly there are 2 twists to the plot. But I find the length a bit short, cos before I could digest and figure out what was happening, the story ended. I was still trying to digest on my way out of the cinema, so I probably need a faster CPU. Johnny Depp's blur look fits in well for his innocent role, and the conversations are kind of classic.

It isn't disappointing kind of disappointing, but I think there is room for more. Or they purposely kept it short and sweet?