The Tourist

Action Romance

Starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp

The thing I liked most about this movie is that from the very start you weren't privy to the background information for each character. You don't know if Elize - played by Jolie - was good or bad. Normally, a movie sets up the characters in the very beginning with small clues to who they are and what side they're on. A typical crime drama opens by showing the man waking up in the morning and let's say, putting their gun and badge in their pocket, kissing their wife good-bye and heading out to their detective partner holding a donut. This movie kept you guessing to the very end on who was who and on what side.

I popped in the DVD with considerably low expectations after hearing from most people that it wasn't that good. Turns out, it was entertaining, but when is Johnny Depp not entertaining?

Reel Recommendation: Better than your average tourist trap