Juggling some angry Russians, the British Mi5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part-time rogue Charlie Mortdecai must traverse the globe armed only with his good looks and special charm in a race to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the code to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold. Juggling angry Russians, the British Mi5, and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part-time rogue Charlie Mortdecai races to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain a code that leads to lost gold. Being a big fan of Johnny Depp who has seen all his films till date, Mortdecai was one movie I was waiting for particularly because of the negative reviews it had got, unanimously. Does Depp have a habit of choosing his films poorly? YES. Did Mortdecai deserve the level of criticism it got? NO.<br/><br/>This is a simple comedy film, with no mystery at all. That's all it is. A comedy. With tongue-in-cheek kind of one-liners and very basic jokes. The intention was to forget your tension and just LOL. This movie wasn't meant to be taken seriously. In my opinion, it is hands and shoulders above so many other movies that are being churned out nowadays by Hollywood.<br/><br/>Returning to the movie, Depp does a good job as Lord Charlie Mortdecai. He almost nails the English accent. Of course, this is nowhere close to his best acting performance, but, his comic timing was impeccable, throughout the movie.Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGreogor were good in their respective roles too. I really found Paul Bettany, as Mortdecai's manservant, Jock,admirable. He is a really talented actor and I would like to see more of him.<br/><br/>Overall, do give this movie a try. It's not half as bad as it is made out to be.<br/><br/>Cheers!! A quirky comedy you'd except from Johnny Depp and like the others he has done is not that good. Yet, he never gives up.<br/><br/>The movie is good for a few giggles here and there but it's not laugh at loud funny.<br/><br/>I think with the talent they had in this flick, Mortdecai could have been so much better.<br/><br/>Johnny Depp seems to be enjoying himself on the set at least. I seen him do better, I'm recalling most recently, his performance in the Kevin Smith movie, Tusk where his quirky since of humor is done in a smaller douse rather than driving the whole movie, as in the case of Mortdecai.<br/><br/>It worked best for me in The Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise, but I feel the real culprit is the fact that the movie seems formulated to American audiences in fear that we would not like the humor's original British source.<br/><br/>Ewan McGregor was underused in this flick as the slick MI:5 agent who needs Mortdecai's help to solve a murder.<br/><br/>It's been a while since I've seen Gwyneth Paltrow give a performance worth while. This is not one of those times. It just seemed like a decent paycheck for her.<br/><br/>It was awesome seeing Jeff Goldblum in the movie. Definitely a highlight when he appeared as a shady art buyer.<br/><br/>Paul Bettany gave my favorite performance as the sexual deviant man servant, Jock Strapp. He should have been on the poster with a mustache rather than Oliva Munn, who also got underused. <br/><br/>I hope Johnny Depp was happier with the movie than I was. The small giggles I got where not worth the price of admission. Contrary to appearances, Mortdecai isn’t a total disaster: Depp may be suffering the most catastrophic career slump since Eddie Murphy said yes to Norbit, but he’s still perfectly watchable.
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