Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Movie: The Tourist

Happy Wednesday!

I've had some free time over the past week to watch some movies, and of course, time to share them with you guys. :)

One of the movies I watched was the much joked about The Tourist.


During an impromptu trip to Europe to mend a broken heart, Frank unexpectedly finds himself in a flirtatious encounter with Elise , an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path. Against the breathtaking backdrop of Paris and Venice, their whirlwind romance quickly evolves as they find themselves unwittingly thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse.

***from Yahoo! Movies***



Although the critics and movie reviews weren't so good to The Tourist (not to mention Ricky Gervais and his jokes when he hosted the Golden Globes), I still thought it was a fun movie to watch. Did they deserve a Golden Globe for their performance? No, but why should it matter so much when they didn't even win, right???

The Tourist is not as action-packed as other Angelina Jolie or Johnny Depp films. It's not like Wanted or Salt or Mr. and Mrs. Smith, that's for sure... but I think that's the charm of this movie: it's a bit more mellow, but still exciting (and funny!). :)

Angelina Jolie looked absolutely beautiful! And her clothes and jewelry = wow!

It was refreshing to see her as kick-ass, but graceful and vulnerable at the same time.


Johnny Depp, on the other hand, played his character really well. He played every bit the college professor/ American tourist that his character is. He's funny and endearing -- I'm not a fan, but I loved him in this movie!


And even if you are not a big Angelina Jolie or Johnny Depp fan, just seeing Venice (and some of Paris) is worth sitting through this movie. :)





I want to go to Venice! ;)

I'm not gonna say anything more other than I don't regret seeing this movie. It was good. :D


Have you seen The Tourist? Any thoughts?

***images from Google***

And another reminder: My $100 Shopbop gift card giveaway ends on Saturday, June 18th at 11:59 pm PST.


Again, thanks to everyone who entered (and who will enter) and good luck! :D

Have an awesome rest of the week!
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28 comments:

  1. a!k0June 15, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    I wanted to see this movie :D I guess I wanted to watch it because of Johnny Depp :P This movie just made my list ^^

    x0x0

    lifelittlesurprises.blogspot.com

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  2. Femme VirtueJune 15, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    i love this movie! johnny depp is soooooo cute when he's all clueless and everything!

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  3. MimiJune 15, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    a!k0-- let me know how you like it! :)

    Miss Independent-- hahaha, he's funny! :)

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  4. wonderlandart7June 15, 2011 at 5:43 PM

    this was a good movie

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  5. Ai Ellico BajaJune 15, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    Awesome review! I wanted to see this, but seem to forget about it, so in a sense you reminded me, so thanks for that hehe

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  6. georgia ~ gi giJune 15, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    Mimi Girl, A BIG HELLO! Honey, I haven't been able to comment on your blog until now! I was having some Blogger issues! I could only comment on the pop out comment form, weird!
    Anyways, I found out thru a friend if you clicked on the keep signed in when you log in, it messes you up! Go figure!

    I want to see this movie! I love Johnny! Thanks for the review!
    Big Smoochies
    gi gi

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  7. αвву M.June 15, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    i love this movie ;) all i can say hehe ;P

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  8. ellieJune 15, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    I liked your review!

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  9. Oh to Be a MuseJune 15, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    her clothes do look great. i find that sometimes when i watch movies at home i tend to be more easy going on them. i would probably like this at home but hate it in the theater...if that makes any sense.

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  10. Bad JoanJune 15, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    She looked absolutely gorgeous in this film!

    http://badjoan.blogspot.com/

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  11. RebeccaJune 16, 2011 at 3:07 AM

    I love Johnny Depp and I still haven't got round to watching this film yet - I really want to see Salt too!

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  12. The Preppy StudentJune 16, 2011 at 4:06 AM

    I havent seen this but you make me want to!

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  13. Scientific HousewifeJune 16, 2011 at 6:10 AM

    I really liked it and I thought they both looked really good :)

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  14. MizdragonflyJune 16, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    Saw the movie a few months back - wasn't as bad as I expected, it was quite enjoyable actually. But I thought the story made no sense at all!

    K.

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  15. Radiant Make UpJune 16, 2011 at 6:30 AM

    I loved this film :)
    great twist at the end!! x

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  16. Barbara von EngerJune 16, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    Hi lovely Mimi;-)
    I see you are happy and well watching films and enjoying the nice Californian weather. I've yet to see the films above. Last night I watched the Kings Speech. Found it very entertaining;-)
    xx

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  17. LyddieGalJune 16, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    I love johnny depp and i loved seeing the canals of Venice, but i couldn't stand hearing johnny with that American accent! ah, it was painful, and it made me realize how much more attractive his British accent makes him. haha.

    Chic on the Cheap

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  18. R.June 16, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    great movie.
    angelina is amazing!

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  19. Margareta VictoriaJune 16, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    This movie is great :) really good choice :)

    http://margaretavictoria.blogspot.com/

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  20. MsRinzJune 16, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    u know what? I really love this movie! love the plot and everything hahah I watched it 2 times!

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  21. ImogenJune 17, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    I've never seen this movie, I must get around to it sometime.

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  22. MimiJune 17, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    hey guys! thanks so much for sharing what you thought of the movie with me! :D

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  23. CarrieJune 18, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    I've seen this movie too! It's was good. I enjoyed seeing Venice in every scene. The ending caught me off guard though.

    :)
    Carrie
    http://readmylifeascarrie.blogspot.com/

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  24. MimiJune 18, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    Carrie-- haha, yeah, the ending was good! ;)

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  25. MarieJune 22, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Thanks for the review, Mimi! I have yet to watch this movie, still on my Netflix queue.;D

    I like Angelina's wardrobe in those stills!:D

    ***** Marie *****
    allthingsmarie.com

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  26. MimiJune 22, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    Marie-- you're welcome! her wardrobe is beautiful! :)

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  27. AnonymousJuly 12, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    I actually liked it too! :) It wasn't the best, but it was funny and the location was absolutely stunning. <3

    xoxo, Bree

    http://vivalabreee.blogspot.com/

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  28. MimiJuly 12, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    Bree-- yep, it was stunning! :)

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