Review of Mortdecai (2015) by Leon B — 12 Jun 2015

Review:

Yet another flop from Johnny Depp! This movie was more stupid than funny and the storyline was ridiculous. Johnny Depp plays an English art dealer who has a hefty tax bill to pay, so he takes on a job to hunt for an expensive, stolen painting. The job, which is given to Mortdecai by a detective who is also in love with wife, takes him around the world and he comes face to face with some dodgy characters who are also after the painting. Its like an old Pink Panther movie but no way as funny. Johnny Depp played his part well but the writing is awful and the silly situations that Mortdecai gets himself into to, are really unrealistic and hard to watch at times. Its a total waste of a great cast and the pompous English voices got on my nerves after a while. On the plus side, the chemistry between Depp, Paltrow and Paul Bettany, who plays Mortdecai's bodyguard/butler, was great and you could see that they had some fun whilst making the film but from an audience point of view, it's a really bad attempt at slapstick comedy. Disappointing!

Round-Up:

Johnny Depp's movies have had a bad reception at the box office, except for the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and he really does have to make some better choices of in is career. His films with Tim Burton have also gone down hill and his no fuss acting style and dry humour really didn't work in this film. You can tell that he gave the role his all but I doubt that were going to see another Mortdecai movie anytime soon. At 52 years of age and with another Pirates of the Caribbean movie in the pipeline, I honestly think that he should put this awful film behind him and try some straight forward dramas for a change.

Budget: $60million.

Worldwide Gross: $30million.

I recommend this movie to people who are into their comedy/crime movies about an art dealer who on the search for an expensive painting with the help of a detective, his trusty side kick and his wife. 2/10.