2 years ago, Alex Pierce stole over $2bn from a gangster and, understandably, disappeared ASAP. Since then, the police have been following his lover around in the hope that he will eventually come back for her.
Sure enough, 2 years on, she finally receives a letter from him. It tells her to take a certain train and chose someone at random of his general height and build and make the police believe it's him.
With a story like this they could have gone in several directions: Action, Romance, Comedy, Police or Gangster spring easily to mind. So what did they choose?
...none.
The romance is cheesy and unbelievable, the comedy is few and far between, the police are incompetent assholes, the gangsters are pointless and the action is dull.
Very dull.
In fact, during a recent experiment it was discovered that approximately 67% of people who watch The Tourist fall asleep at least once during the movie (based on a sample size of three people).
That said, if you’re desperate to see a film and your local cinema is only showing this or Harry Potter...
...move house.
