MovieChat Forums > The Grief Tourist (2013) Discussion > This shows how good acting can elevate a...

This shows how good acting can elevate a film


Dark Tourist is not a great movie. Mediocre plot, average directing, but EXCELLENT acting. Michael Cudlitz and Melanie Griffith are superb here, and turn what could be a bad film into one that is compelling and engrossing. It's well worth seeking out if you like either of these actors.

reply

It's worth watching if you're an actor, I think. The performances are stunning. But the film as a whole still missed for me, a non-actor, due to its weak, thin story. It was painfully predictable and a lot of the dialogue was slipshod as well. All the best parts were when no one was talking!

Real master class for anyone in the profession though.

"My dad used to bathe in a river, and now he drives a car that talks to him."

reply