Revolves around Frank (Johnny Depp),an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise (Angelina Jolie) is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path.

I entered this film expecting it to be a pile of horse apples. I actually sort of liked it... sexy, intriguing, a bit of action and comedy. By no means is this a movie of the year or anything, but it is a fun film and the kind that might make a good date movie.

I ma not the sort to kiss Depp's butt. He is a great actor, but he is not flawless. Yet, here, I think he was really expressing a range I do not often see from him anymore. A ladies man who is shy and nervous, the Depp of "Edward Scissorhands"... back before he was the international superstar. I liked what I saw here.

Thanks to a lot of negative reviews, my hopes on enjoying this movie were pretty slim.....so I wound up pleasantly surprised that the film was, at very least, entertaining. Yeah, it was not hard to guess the "twist" near the end, but it was an enjoyable, mellow ride.

This movie reminded me of old films, '50s and '60s-type spy films in which there is little action but the characters are interesting enough to make you pay attention and see if you can guess who's who and what's what. Kind or like the 1963 hit "Charade," except this movie is much more low key. Cary Grant would have been ideal in Johnny Depp's role.

Despite mostly dialog-driven, Angelina Jolie and Depp have star-power faces that will have you involved as does the great European scenery and photography, which is first rate on a Blu-Ray.

All in all: a pretty good subtle film and worth a rental.

THE TOURIST is a commendable attempt to make a light comedy/thriller in the mould of movies from the '50s and '60s, usually the type starring Cary Grant or Audrey Hepburn. Everything about the style screams classic old-school Hollywood, and yet the end result is something far less impressive; a silly, way-too-slight and badly-written attempt at something different.

On the face of it, Angelina Jolie looks the part of femme fatale, but there's something slightly artificial about her here. She's too good to be true, and way too thin, looking like she'll keel over at the slightest gust of wind. I also found her character slightly, unpleasantly smug. Johnny Depp is just as bad, as there's something faintly embarrassing about his fish-out-of-water turn.

The film starts off strongly but lost my interest after the first half hour and never regained it. It does have some good actors in supporting roles, particularly Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton and Rufus Sewell, but their talents are wasted in favour of having silly chase scenes and ridiculous twists that stretch credulity to breaking point and beyond. Sadly, THE TOURIST was a huge flop for a good reason: it's just a bad film.