The Accidental Tourist
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Actor: Amy Wright, David Ogden Stiers, Geena Davis, Kathleen Turner, William HurtBrand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 121 minutes
Published: 2004-06-01
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-01
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Accidental Tourist
Movie Review: Accidentally in love...
Summary: 5 Stars
The bottom line here is that `The Accidental Tourist' is a very strange take on the romantic drama. It is a very moving and memorable film, and it lingered with me for weeks after seeing it for the first time. It is beautifully acted, ravishingly sincere in tone and depth and truly a remarkable piece of work considering the prose. But, it is strange and it can be considered as such, and thus its tone could be considered a detractor (as it has been by some).
But I love it.
The film centers around a man named Macon. Macon is a repressed soul. He writes travel books, enlightening the businessman (who dreads leaving the comforts of home) on how to take home with him and spare himself the inconvenience of stepping outside of his comfort zone. Macon's guarded nature has caused a rift in his family. Having recently lost their son in a tragic act of violence, Macon and his wife Sarah are falling apart. Sarah needed her husband to be there for her, emotionally, but Macon's personality closed him off to her entirely. So, in an act of desperation, she leaves him. In an attempt to move on, Macon buys a dog for comfort and companionship; but the dog needs some stern training and that's where a young and strangely endearing woman named Muriel comes in. Hoping to connect with Macon on a deeper level, Muriel pushes herself on him with reckless abandon, and soon Macon responds. He needs her just as much as she wants him. But, just as life begins to turn for Macon, he is saddled with a decision he doesn't really want to make. When Sarah returns, begging for reconciliation, Macon needs to decide if he wants to try the battlefields of marriage one more time or cast it aside for something new and exciting in Muriel.
I love the fact that the film feels distilled at moments, a feeling that helps level out the emotional relevance of the film. I've often stated that 80's cinema had the tendency to add ungodly levels of melodramatic soap operatic elements to their films, and so watching a film like `The Accidental Tourist', that understands the understated and beautifully underscores a minimalist view of reality, is much appreciated.
William Hurt, Geena Davis and Kathleen Turner are all wonderful here. I don't think I fully understand the Oscar win for Davis (not against Weaver or McDormand for certain) but there is a moment, when she first hears of the tragedy that befell Macon's son, where without a word she won my heart (that embrace was so beautifully timed and executed).
In other words, I totally disagree with the reviewer on this site (how dare you Marshall). I'll be the first one to call out a film for being designed to manipulate the audience, but there are some films that are just genuinely tender and moving.
This is one of those films.
Summary of The Accidental Tourist
AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS SON, MACON, A TRAVEL WRITER, SEEMS TO BE SLEEP WALKING THROUGH LIFE. MACON'S WIFE, IS HAVING TROUBLE TOO & THINKS IT WOULD BE BEST IF THE TWO SPLIT UP. AFTER MACON MEETSA STRANGE WOMAN WHO SEEMS TO BRING HIM BACK DOWN TO EARTH,MACON'S WIFE WANTS TO TRY AGAIN.Similar DVD Movies
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