Run Time: 106 min
Mortdecai is a new action comedy movie directed by
David Koepp and adapted from the same named series of comic thriller novels
written by English author Kyril Bonfiglioli. Johnny Depp stars in the title
role alongside a supporting cast that includes Gwyneth Paltrow (aka. Pepper
Potts) and Ewan McGregor (aka. Obi-Wan Kenobi) as well as Paul Bettany, Olivia
Munn and Jeff Goldblum.
I am a huge fan of Johnny Depp, in fact he is probably
one of my five favorite actors of all time. I absolutely love most of the work
he did in the 1990s including Edward Scissorhands, What’s Eating
Gilbert Grape and Sleepy Hollow. But my favorite character of his
has got to be Captain Jack Sparrow, an absolute icon of my childhood. With that
being said, I was looking forward to this movie, if for nothing more than his
star power. In the end, Johnny Depp delivered as expected and Mortdecai was
a decently entertaining film largely due to his performance alone.
In this movie, Johnny Depp portrays Charlie Mortdecai, an
eccentric British art dealer and entrepreneur. The story centers around him and
his search for a stolen painting that contains a code leading to a long lost
bank account. However, he is not the only one looking for this painting as he
is also pursued by a group of angry Russians, Britain’s MI5 and an
international terrorist. Helped only by his wife Johanna (Paltrow) and his
faithful man servant Jock Strapp (Bettany), Mortdecai must use his charm and
wit in order to ensure that he is the first one to find and recover this
coveted painting.
Overall, I had a pretty good time watching Mortdecai. I
mean, anytime you have Johnny Depp acting like his usual self, you are
practically guaranteed some quality amusement. The character of Mortdecai and
everything he embodies was a perfect casting for Depp and I couldn't imagine
anybody else playing in the role. Depp turned in another solid performance
being clever and funny as ever; he was the clear driving force of the film.
However, I can’t say that this movie was anything better than mediocre outside
of his performance. Everything else about this film from the rest of the acting
to the plot and storyline was just okay. Luckily, the last act of the movie was
the best part and Depp did enough to make Mortdecai pretty entertaining.
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