History YMMV / TheTourist

* MagnificentBastard: [[{{Antihero}} Alexander Pearce]] is a [[GentlemanThief renowned thief]] who stole from both criminals and authorities alike. When undercover [[InterpolSpecialAgent Interpol agent]] Elise was sent to spy on Alexander, the thief's charms manages to get Elise [[InLoveWithTheMark to fall in love with him]] and the two consummate a romantic relationship. After stealing 2.3 billion dollars from British crime lord [[LondonGangster Reginald Shaw]], Alexander splits from Elise sending her letters on where to find him while also instructing her to find someone similar to Alexander's height and build to deviate Shaw's men and the Interpol pool away from him. After getting Shaw and his men killed while hiring a tourist to distract Interpol, Alexander Pearce reveals himself to Elise before escaping with her, while also returning the money he stole from the authorities.

* MagnificentBastard: Alexander - even the police admire him in the end for his overall scheme, despite the many millions he cost the police to track him down.

* AwardSnub: ''Inverted''. The movie wasn't expected to win prizes, but it received Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Picture (in the comedy category) and not a single Razzie nomination.

* AwardSnub: ''Inverted''. The movie wasn't expected to win prizes, but it recieved Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Picture (in the comedy category) and not a single Razzie nomination.

* CompleteMonster / MoralEventHorizon: Shaw, who in an anecdote related to Frank, mentions that he once killed every man his wife had ever slept with before she met him. Then, when he realized how many there were, he killed her too. He also thinks nothing of disposing of his own men ... in front of the help, no less.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Frank is [[spoiler: a widower, tourist from Wisconsin who went on a trip in Europe to forget how his life sucks. Would Alexander even play stupid when there's only the fourth wall watching? Beside, what is the proof that Frankis Alexander, that he knows the code for the safe? He could have found it somewhere, it might be a number series an economist like Alexander was fond of, and Frank managed to guess it.]] After all, he's a math teacher. And Alexander is possibly [[spoiler:the man with a cell phone they intercept at the end, watching his wife Elise fall in love with someone else.]]

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Frank is [[spoiler:ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin: a widower, tourist from Wisconsin who went on a trip in Europe to forget how his life sucks. Would Alexander even play stupid when there's only the fourth wall watching? Beside, what is the proof that Frankis Alexander, that he knows the code for the safe? He could have found it somewhere, it might be a number series an economist like Alexander was fond of, and Frank managed to guess it.]] After all, he's a math teacher. And Alexander is possibly [[spoiler:the man with a cell phone they intercept at the end, watching his wife Elise fall in love with someone else.]]
** Re: only the fourth wall watching: He says at the end that [[spoiler: he was so used to using his adopted accent that he had difficulty reverting to his own. In other words, he was a method actor -- which makes sense, considering the sheer level of danger involved in being caught out of character.]]
** It wouldn't really work out though since Frank couldn't possibly [[spoiler: keep up the charade for long. Just a few pointed questions from Elise or some memory they share that he can't remember and the gig would be up.]]
* AwardSnub: ''Inverted''. The movie wasn't expected to win prizes, but it ended up recieving Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Picture (in the comedy category) and not a single Razzie nomination.

* {{Squick}}: Yeah, Elise is beautiful. But do the cops have to be creepy about it? [[spoiler:Especially considering that they are her coworkers.]]

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Frank is [[spoiler:ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin: a widower, tourist from Wisconsin who went on a trip in Europe to forget how his life sucks. Would Alexander even play stupid when there's only the fourth wall watching? Beside, what is the proof that Frank would be Alexander, he knows the code for the safe? He could have found it, it might be a number serie an economist like Alexander was found of, and Frank guessed it.]] After all, he's a match teacher. And Alexander is [[spoiler:this man with a cell phone they intercept at the end, watching how Elise, his AchillesHeel about to betray him, is now falling in love with someone else.]]

* CompleteMonster / MoralEventHorizon: Shaw, who in an anecdote related to Frank, once killed every man his wife had ever slept with before she met him. Then, when he realized how many there were, he killed her too. He also thinks nothing of disposing of his own men...in front of the help, no less.
* MagnificentBastard: Alexander - even the police admire him in the end, after having spent millions on their attempts to tack him down.

* FetishFuel: JohnnyDepp in a police officer's uniform. Some viever's reaction went some thing along the lines of: [[EatingTheEyeCandy ''Yes, please''!]].

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Frank is [[spoiler:ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin: a widower, tourist from Wisconsin who went on a trip in Europe to forget how his life sucks. Would Alexander even play stupid when there's only the fourth wall watching? Beside, what is the proof that Frank would be Alexander, he knows the code for the safe? He could have found it, it might be a number serie an economist like Alexander was found of, and Frank guessed it.]] After all, he's a match teacher. And Alexander is [[spoiler:this man with a cell phone they intercept at the end, watching how Elise, his AchilleHeel about to betray him, is now falling in love with someone else.]]

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Frank is [[spoiler:ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin: a widower, tourist from Wisconsin who went on a trip in Europe to forget how his life sucks. Would Alexander even play stupid when there's only the fourth wall watching? Beside, what is the proof that Frank would be Alexander, he knows the code for the safe? He could have found it, it might be a number serie an economist like Alexander was found of, and Frank guessed it.]] After all, he's a match teacher.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Frank is ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin: a widower, tourist from Wisconsin who went on a trip in Europe to forget how his life sucks. Would Alexander even play stupid when there's only the fourth wall watching? Beside, what is the proof that Frank would be Alexander, [[spoiler:he knows the code for the safe? He could have found it, it might be a number serie an economist like Alexander was found of, and Frank guessed it.]] After all, he's a match teacher.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Frank is Exactly What It Says on the Tin: a widower, tourist from Wisconsin who went on a trip in Europe to forget how his life sucks. Would Alexander even play stupid when there's only the fourth wall watching? Beside, what is the proof that Frank would be Alexander, [[spoiler:he knows the code for the safe? He could have found it, it might be a number serie an economist like Alexander was found of, and Frank guessed it.]] After all, he's a match teacher.

* Alternative Character Interpretation: Frank is Exactly What It Says on the Tin: a widower, tourist from Wisconsin who went on a trip in Europe to forget how his life sucks. Would Alexander even play stupid when there's only the fourth wall watching? Beside, what is the proof that Frank would be Alexander, [[spoiler:he knows the code for the safe? He could have found it, it might be a number serie an economist like Alexander was found of, and Frank guessed it.]] After all, he's a match teacher.

* {{Squick}}: Yeah, Elise is beautiful. But do the cops have to be creepy about it? [[spoiler:Especially considering that they are her coworkers.]]
* AwardSnub: ''Inverted''. The movie wasn't expected to win prizes, but it ended up recieving Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Picture (in the comedy category) and not a single Razzie nomination.

* {{Squick}}: Yeah, Elise is beautiful. But do the cops have to be creepy about it? [[spoiler:Especially considering that they are her coworkers.]]

* CrowningMomentofAwesome: [[spoiler: When Frank, after being left at the airport by Elise, decides to go back for her. It is amazing what a lot of money, a tux, and cleaning up can do.]]
** [[spoiler: And in the end, the fact that Frank/Alexander pulled off the entire scheme.]]

* {{Squick}}: Yeah, Elise is beautiful. But do the cops have to be creepy about it? [[spoiler:Easpecially considering that they are her coworkers.]]