Mortdecai

Sophistication has a name


Mortdecai
This was supposed to be the start of a new franchise for Johnny, but after it famously bombed during its US run, I'm not sure that there will be a sequel. Curiously, the US version was rated R (i.e. 16) but our version is only PG10-12 so we may have a different cut. Depp plays the titular Mortdecai, a debonair art dealer and part time rogue who has to juggling some angry Russians, the British MI5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist, traversing the globe armed only with his good looks and special charm in a race to recover a stolen painting rumoured to contain the code to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold.

106 minutes.
Parental Guidance 10-12 (Language, Sex, Violence).
Action, Comedy.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Bettany, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Munn, Jonny Pasvolsky
Director
David Koepp
ScreenplayEric Aronson, from the novel by Kyril Bonfiglioli
MusicMark Ronson, Geoff Zanelli
CinematographyFlorian Hoffmeister
EditingDerek Ambrosi, Jill Savitt
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Datasat, Dolby Surround 7.1
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2015
Produced byMort Productions, Infinitum Nihil, Mad Chance Productions, Oddlot Entertainment

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreComedy
LanguageMild to moderate
NudityNone
SexNone (sic)
ViolenceMild to moderate
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance SuggestedRated R for some language and sexual material
Runtime107
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CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
16 +
Positive messages
1
Positive role models
2
Violence
3
Sex
3
Language
3
Consumerism
2
Drinking, drugs, smoking
2

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Times
Stephen Dalton quote iconZingy retro feel of a vintage Peter Sellers.
2
ScreenIt
C. Fuchs quote iconIt's heavy on doses of double entendres, slapstick and zaniness, but completely bereft of any laughs or true entertainment value.
4
Metacritic.com
21 critics
5
Rottentomatoes critics
79 critics
7
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconAggressively strange and willfully unfunny, the misguided Mortdecai sounds a frightfully low note in Johnny Depp's post-Pirates filmography.
3
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
6
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconTiresome caper comedy has big stars, little appeal.
5

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
51 users
9
Rottentomatoes users
21591 users
8
Internet
7150 Netizens quote iconWhat in the H?
11

Average .. 30%

6

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