The Man Who Knew Too Little, 1997

THURSDAY MOVIE CONNECTION!!!
Alfred Molina--Bill Murray



Director: Jon Amiel (Entrapment)

Stars: Bill Murray, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley, Alfred Molina




It's his birthday, and Wallace (Murray) heads to London to visit his brother James, who unfortunately, is busy that night, so he sends his brother on a unique London experience for a few hours.  He gets him tickets for the "Theatre of Life", where you don't even have to learn your lines, and you can be an actor for a night in a thrilling plot!

James drops Wallace off at a phone booth where the "Theatre of Life" will begin, and Wallace gets  a mysterious call for "Spenser," giving him an address and instructions.  Wallace goes along with the evening, not knowing that he's in on an assassination plot, and that call was not from the "Theatre of Life!"

Obviously, this is a spy comedy of mistaken identity, and it truly is funny how it keeps going on.  It's not the cleanest, though not that dirty.  If you're in the mood for a spy comedy, you'll like it.

The Tourist, 2010

Stars Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp
Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

This was an enjoyable film! I heard that it had a Hitchcock feel to it, and it most definitely did, feeling most like North By Northwest, in my opinion. A man in mistaken for someone else and helps a woman spy accomplish her mission. Oops! Did I give anything away? In fact, that is very much the story line; the only thing The Tourist is missing is the drunk driving bit and Mount Rushmore!

I'm kidding. But really, if spy movies are your thing, this one is lovely. Romance, adventure, action, suspense, drama.... Definitely worth watching again, without a doubt. In fact, if you didn't guess the ending, I would say you almost MUST watch it again, this time with the ending in mind.