Roger Ebert at the height of his form

Roger Ebert is a national treasure. I have absolutely no intention of seeing
"The Tourist," but that doesn't make me any less inclined to love his
review<http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101208/REVIEWS/101209973>
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The plot involves — oh, hell, you know, the usual mystery man who has stolen
millions from a gangster and gone into hiding while smuggling instructions
to Jolie, his lover, instructing her to take the train to Venice, etc. And
the cops from Scotland Yard who are tailing her in hopes of nailing the guy.
And the gangster and his hit men who are also on the thief’s trail. And
chases over the rooftops of Venice, dinner on a train, a scene in a casino,
designer gowns and a chase through the canals with Jolie at the controls of
a motor taxi, and...

Well, there was really only one cliche left, and I was grateful when it
arrived. You know how a man in a high place will look down and see a canvas
awning that might break his fall, and he jumps into it? Yep. And it’s
shielding a fruit cart at the open-air market and he lands on the oranges
and runs off, leaving the cart owner shaking his fist. This is a rare
example of the Vertical Fruit Cart Scene, in which the cart is struck not
from the side but from the top.

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Johne Cook
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