Review of Mortdecai (2015) by Jy S — 28 Jan 2015

David Koepp's Mortdecai isn't a smooth traverse around the continents; yet somehow manages to stay the course.

Sporting nearly 110 minutes of mustache, and riddled with sexual innuendos, Mortdecai holds interests with its missing art painting plot. At the same time however, the problem with the story is that it moves quite hastily and coupled with the variety of characters and over the top moments, it becomes quite hard to grasp.

The laughs aren't as many as this picture warrants, unless sexuality is the seed to laughter. The violence is mild and there are only a couple F bombs, which apparently is enough for the R-rating.

It's hard to argue with Johnny Depp. His reactionary expressions and line delivery fit well into this outrageous art dealer of a character. Ewan McGregor, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Paul Bettany provide excellent supporting characters around Depp.

Mortdecai has its share of flaws, but this picture gets a passing grade with its comedic style.