Traveling through Brazil on a fun and exciting backpacking trip can actually be dangerous. Well…only if you are Alex (Josh Duhamel), his sister Bea (Olivia Wilde) and her friend Amy (Beau Garrett) then your trip can turn downright frightening. Alex has come along on this trip for the ride, as the protective older brother who promised mom and dad his little sister would remain safe during her trip to a foreign and exotic country. Of course, when you mix two semi-wild girls (one who could even classify as a slut) with a neurotic guy you have the recipe for trouble.
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Despite, Alex wanting to fly, the girls both convince him to take a bus around Brazil. After the bus breaks down and they think they are going to be stranded they meet Pru (Melissa George) and head down to the beach where they are able to truly enjoy the beauty of Brazil. The group decides to stay on the beach and they meet up with a couple that has been on the beach for a few days and two guys who were on the bus with them.
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A wild party with tourists and locals leads to some unexpected events. The group ends up being drugged and robbed. However, this small event turns out to be the least of their problems. In fact, before the group knows it they are no longer fighting to find a bus ride, or the things that they have lost, they are fighting to find their way out of Brazil alive.
Turistas is more of a thriller or calm action flick as opposed to being down right scary. There is one scene that is not for the faint of heart. If you’ve been known to vomit from blood or cannot handle the sight of a good special effects scene you may want to avoid this movie or you might throw up on your date. Consequently, the aforementioned scene was our favorite part of the movie.
The plot was excellent, though the dialogue and progression tended to be a little bit slow. There was a chase scene towards the end and it just keeps going and going. It gives you that feeling that the director was trying to pull some extra minutes out of the film that just didn’t need to be there. There could have been spots that were made longer without the problem of making the movie feel rushed, but instead the chase scene lasted a lifetime while other areas of the plot suffered.
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The special effects were excellent and the acting was good enough to annoy you and make you laugh in all of the right spots. Turistas was one of those movies I wanted to see from the get go and I am glad that I saw it. I had no idea what to expect as I didn’t really know what it was about, but I wasn’t overly disappointed once I saw the completed version.
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Bottom Line: Turistas is one of the movies that will likely end up in my DVD collection though it doesn’t mean it should end up in yours. There were enough iffy spots for me to recommend that you see this one before you buy it. It won’t appeal to everyone, but there are a few small scenes that make the whole movie worth watching.
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Written by Dom and Ash - Visit Website
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