Movie Info
Synopsis
Art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.Wikipedia
Starring Cast
Mortdecai Reviews
5
The story is predictable, the jokes flat, and the action put there because, well, you can’t very well have a heist otherwise. But more than anything else what Koepp (who has not written this film unlike his other work) invests in are the characters.
4
... grand when it comes to scale and production values. The clothes are grand enough and so are the mansions and castles where it has been filmed. It is a pity then that it also has to be so boring.
5
..., with a pretty short running time of 107 minutes, you won’t be bored while watching Mortdecai. There’s enough to keep you engaged, and amused — and as far as an option for a leisurely weekend watch is concerned, what more could you ask for?
3
It is difficult to understand why Koepp, Depp, Paltrow, Bettany and Aronson agreed to make the film. Mortdecai, eventually, is but a joke -- an inside joke, which only the above mentioned five persons will find amusing. The rest of us must suffer through it.
5
The film is paced well but unfortunately, a lot of the jokes fall flat. The film simmers but never really sizzles, despite moments of potential.
2
Strangely the director David Koepp has made good films in the past – like 'Premium Rush' and 'Ghost Town', the latter especially worked as a comedy because of the charming cast and the genuinely great lines, and also the restrained nature of it. If only he'd spent more time writing good jokes inste ... { more
4
The eccentricity of Mortdecai and the whole art-heist theme of the film is bound to refresh memories of Pink Panther. Except that Inspector Clouseau wins the audience’s hearts and successfully cracks them up.
4
Overall, Mortdecai is truly a huge let down!
