Apologies for the tardiness of this review of Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's latest movie, 'The Tourist;' his first dabbling into the world of Hollywood movie stars and big budgets. With that in mind, he was given some star quality to work with; one hundred Million Dollars, Johnny Depp & Angelina Jolie. To be more precise, the two biggest stars in the world teaming up for a big budget thriller in the picturesque city of Venice. And it is because of what brilliant parts Donnersmarck had on paper, that you can't help but feel that 'The Tourist' did not add up the sum of its parts. Therefore in some ways, it feels fitting for such a delay in my review as it almost feels like the director himself may have been stuck in a traffic jam for the entirety of filming; surely such an upcoming master of his craft would not be happy with what is the final cut of the movie. To back-pedal slightly, 'The Tourist' was not a disaster by any means, but it was nowhere near the quality it should be.
I'll start with the bad, (as they seem to overshadow the good in many of the reviews I have read), in the hope that you do not forget the strengths of the movie, which incredibly was nominated for three of the biggest 'Golden Globes' this year; best film, actor & actress.
