The premise of The Tourist is a tired one that has been done nearly to death – so why do I find myself looking forward to this so much? Maybe it is the use of Muse is the final act of the trailer. Maybe it is because it is directed by the director of The Lives of Others, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Or maybe – okay, really – it’s because Johnny Depp is the man. Yeah, it’s a cliche to go on about how awesome Johnny Depp is, but for fuck’s sake, the man really is about as awesome as a human being can be. I want to make sweet love to his film career, starting with his first role in A Nightmare on Elm Street, gearing up during Ed Wood, and climaxing with this somewhat fluffy looking action thriller, which should be a pretty refreshing film in the midst of Oscar-bait season when it comes out on December 10th.
Check out the trailer and let us know what you think.
I was really liking the caper/comedy feel of the trailer (complete with mediocre accents) and then Muse kicked in. Don’t get me wrong, I love the band but the music at the end here took me right out of the trailer and it lost any momentum it had at the beginning. I’m looking forward to the movie but this trailer sucks.
Both the trailers I posted today were very poorly cut, but trailers usually always are. As for me, I was getting almost a “North by Northwest” vibe from the first half of the trailer.