Johnny Depp's 'Mortdecai'---yikes

Indeed. But, I've seen the ad a couple of times and also think it could be OK. We'll find out the general consensus soon enough...

 

I don't want it to be bad. It's just that the signs are there. Still no reviews at RT.

 

And Depp has already commited to Pirates: Dead Men Don't Tell Tales, coming out in 2017.

 

johnny depp is, without a doubt, the most overrated actor of all time.

 

Looking at the trailer it looks like an amusing little movie.
It would be nice if Depp would venture into something more dark again; he can be quite funny (I loved him the Dark Shadows), but he's getting predictable in in his choice of roles. Maybe in the movies that are in production at the moment (Black Mass and London Fields, both thrillers) will change his situation somewhat.

 

Doesn't his character speak with an English accent in the commercials for the film?

 

It just looks awful. Why is the trailer so lame? That is usually a bad sign.

Because we enjoy failure and misery.

 

The commercials remind me of a British comedy from the '50s.

 

Couldn't care less. I'd rather see Depp try different things, like this, than play the pirate again. The first movie was great. A lot of fun. Not a single one of the three that followed left me feeling like it was worth the 3 hours.

 

There have been some fine British comedies in that era!

 

Obviously not, if this thread is any indication...

 

Or Hunter S. Thompson

 

good one....

 

Holy crap, it's 6% now on RT. I'm not sure even Adam Sandler ever got that low a rating.

 

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jack_and_jill_2011/

 

Johnny Depp is no Peter Sellers.

 

I agree 100%. I actually liked the first Pirates movie but was steadily more and more bewildered and unamused with the subsequent sequels.

 

When I clicked on that link an Adam Sandler movie popped up with a critic rating of 3%!

 

And I think Adam is safe because Mortdecai is now at 11%.

 

I really like many of his earlier movies. But man... the dude will do anything for a paycheck and an excuse to dress up like a clown and talk weird. Tim Burton too... the guy was great early on and then... what happened?

I saw Ed Wood the other day for the first time in a long time. Such a great movie. Weird... but with so much heart.

 

He's probably raking in the big cash while it's good and his 'youthful looks' are holding. I don't blame him.

I can see him 'retiring' in the next 5 years.

 

Yeah, that was my link. It was stated that Adam Sandler may not have had a movie that ranked below the then-6% of "Mortdecai", so I linked one that was lower...

 

I am tempted to check this out, but I still haven't forgiven him for Dark Shadows...

 

I dunno, she may be easy on the eyes, but judging from her short stint on the Daily Show, she's not even remotely funny. This movie looks pretty bad, but hey, the Onion's A/V Club gave it a decent review.

http://www.avclub.com/review/those-tolerance-johnny-depp-goofing-around-may-act-214245

 

ok who's gonna be this movies first victim?