Dead Sex Appeal

When you hear the names Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie you immediately think about how attractive they both are. Depp is a man who never seems to age whereas Jolie is your sex-bomb and they are very respectful actors. I admire both of their works so you would think, that putting the two sirens together would create a mind blowing blockbuster. However, The Tourist, was dead. There was not an ounce of chemistry between the two of them, nothing! Jolie seemed cold and distant whereas Depp seemed needy. This is no Mr and Mrs Smith. The film is a little dead too. With no action, no thrill, no suspense. Jolie, known for her ass-kicking stunt sequences didn't so much as pick up a gun in this film. Depp who played a maths teacher mending a broken heart seemed more daring than her, he was running across roof tops in his pyjamas - yet it was not a heart pounding scene. Although the wardrobe of the film was superb, with neat pencil skirts and caramel duffel coats which made Jolie look like a Lady, especially when she stepped out in floor length dresses, she really did look magnificent. The setting is perfect; Venice, the city of Love - there was no love between these two, no action, nothing. I will give the film this though, it has an unexpected twist at the end, so clearly the writers have imagination, their creative juices didn't get going till the last page though!