I'm in Branson (Vegas for Baptists) therefore I am loosely a Tourist. We are shopping, trying to relax and seeing the sites that is only Branson. We have seen a piece of a Titanic, a dinosaur wearing a Christmas wreath, and 30 signs saying, "Jesus is the reason for the season" all out in front of stores selling Christmas stuff. My favorite T-shirts for sale at the Branson Landing were at a Native American kiosk. One read: "Fighting terrorism since 1492" and the other, "If you think you can trust the government, ask an Indian".
But I digress. In this land of live and partly live music shows, we went to the movies and saw, "The Tourist". I have been anxious to see this since the previews started showing. The closer the opening day came the bad reviews started coming in. Rotten Tomatoes gave it 17% out of 100 (though the movie goers gave it 85%) and USA Today gave it * star. They all of the plot is stupid and it is a bad use of great actors. OK, here's the deal, if you go see a James Bond movie to check it for being accurate, the Tourist is not for you. If you complain that Yoda might not be real, this movie is not for you. If you go to an action movie to see academy award performances, this is not for you. If you like Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie, you like this movie. If you want fun in the dark with popcorn, this is a good movie. The movie was made in Venice (nothing like Branson) and I liked it fine. It is PG13 only because they slip in the F-word and a couple other words near the beginning one time.
I give it**3/4 stars (I would have given it **stars if it had no sound! Angelina!)
2010 Movie #54
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