Director : David Koepp
Running Time : 107 mins
Art dealer and sometime thief Charlie Mortdecai (Depp) is asked Inspector Alistair Martland (McGregor) – a long time friend and rival for the affections of his wife Johanna (Paltrow) - to assist in the recovery of a stolen painting. Faced with terrible debt, Mortdecai agrees to assist in return for ten per cent of the paintings sale price. And so the duo find themselves on a round the world chase in search of those responsible for the theft.
It seems that many of those who reviewed this movie didn’t quite understand its history. Mortdecai is high brow comedy in a lowbrow form, and as such it’s slapstick nature and knowing nods is perfect for what it is. Depp is good in the lead, and Paltrow, McGregor and Bettany are wonderful in their support, and it’s just a shame that so many have frowned on this seventies pastiche of the mystery novels of the twenties and thirties.
You’ll like this if you liked : The Pink Panther
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