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bif

(24,002 posts)
Wed Feb 14, 2024, 08:50 AM Feb 2024

Did anyone watch "The Tourist?"

What did you think? I enjoyed it, but it was pretty weird. I thought a lot of the peripheral characters were just off. It was almost like they were trying to make it a Wes Anderson or Tarantino film.

It's an Australian mystery series on Netflix.

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Did anyone watch "The Tourist?" (Original Post) bif Feb 2024 OP
We started it. Good beginning. 3Hotdogs Feb 2024 #1
I started it too, wierd, and didnt hold my attention. txwhitedove Feb 2024 #2
Really liked it KT2000 Feb 2024 #3
Really good Smilo Feb 2024 #4
I watched it a while back catchnrelease Feb 2024 #5
I liked it nuxvomica Feb 2024 #6
Good review. SharonClark Feb 2024 #7
I binge watched it. stollen Mar 2024 #8

3Hotdogs

(13,398 posts)
1. We started it. Good beginning.
Wed Feb 14, 2024, 09:05 AM
Feb 2024

We will go back to it after we finish Black List.

Also, we are binging Shetland on BritBox.

KT2000

(20,839 posts)
3. Really liked it
Wed Feb 14, 2024, 02:19 PM
Feb 2024

The amnesia brought me into the challenge the guy faced. At times he was kind but then could be tough so it was hard to guess. The relationship with Helen Chambers was original. Loved her character.
I think there will be second season.

I'm learning about Australia's drug problem and the many countries involved in getting the drugs into the country. Their heroin problem started during the Viet Nam War when American vets went there with heroin from Viet Nam for their R&Rs.

Smilo

(1,950 posts)
4. Really good
Wed Feb 14, 2024, 10:16 PM
Feb 2024

Different and keeps me interested. I like the acting and the intrigue. Watching last 2 episodes tonight.

catchnrelease

(2,013 posts)
5. I watched it a while back
Sat Feb 17, 2024, 04:45 PM
Feb 2024

I did like it but I can't remember too many details. I see that a second season is about to start, so I'm going to have to do a recap watch I think. I do like the main actor--Jamie Dornan. I've seen him a few times on Graham Norton's show and he's really funny, in a self-deprecating kind of way.

nuxvomica

(12,882 posts)
6. I liked it
Sun Feb 18, 2024, 05:02 PM
Feb 2024

Here's my review from 2022 when it aired on HBO Max, even though Netflix lists it as a 2024 series. Who are they trying to fool?

After his car is chased and hit by a tractor-trailer in the Australian Outback, a man wakes up in a rural hospital with no memory of who he is or how he got there. It's a dangerous situation because obviously the bad guys, whoever they may be, are still out to get him but he's fortunate to have a local traffic cop with a strong sense of duty handling his case. Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey) plays the amnesiac and the wonderful Danielle Macdonald (Patti Cake$) is his guardian angel, Probationary Constable Helen Chambers. Both of them will discover important and difficult truths about themselves as the story progresses, between the now-obligatory long shots of cars travelling along rural highways, the sometimes shocking pile-up of dead bodies, and encounters with quirky ordinary folks and totally crazy-ass villains. This is a highly engaging series full of humor, mystery and thrills that boasts fine performances from the leads and the characters they encounter along the way.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/114314301

stollen

(538 posts)
8. I binge watched it.
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 12:48 PM
Mar 2024

Well, took three days.

It reminded me a bit of "Fargo" with the interplay of quirky characters. Good humor amidst car chases, Godfather-like dialog, Psycho-like terror, and MadMax action. Women had strong lead roles. I'd never really heard of Jaime Dornan before this. He played a range of emotions well. Danielle McDonald was also superb. I liked their love interest. Her former boyfriend grew on me, along with his little friend. Glad I took a chance

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