An Underrated Johnny Depp Movie Just Hit Amazon Prime

Get the Full StoryThe acting career of Johnny Depp spans several decades. During that time, the performer has established himself as one of the most recognizable people in all of modern Hollywood. He s played in some unforgettable films, like the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. He s also played some forgettable ones, like Tim Burton s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

One of Depp s lesser-known films, The Tourist, can now be watched on Amazon Prime. As reporters over at Decider indicate, the film which was directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck may be worth the watch, as it features one of the best but also most underrated performances the actor ever delivered.

First released in 2010, The Tourist stars Depp alongside Angelina Jolie and Paul Bettany. In it, he plays an American tourists who flees to Italy in order to recover from a broken heart. While there, he crosses paths with a woman named Elis who soon drags him into an elaborate heist plot orchestrated by some of Europe s smartest gangsters.

Modern American audiences may watch the film and find themselves reminded of Spider-Man: Far From Home. Like most Hollywood films set in Europe, it never treats its setting like an actual place, but a glorified vacation destination. That said, the plot of The Tourist has a bit more intrigue than the latest adventure of the web-slinging friendly neighborhood superhero.

Johnny Depp has been through a rough time as far as his personal life is concerned. Over the past few months, the actor has been involved in an extensive defamation lawsuit with his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Today he will commence another trial as well, this one directed at the magazine The Sun, which he is suing for libel after editors called him a wife-beater in an article detailing his private affairs with Heard.

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