O Filme
Mortdecai
é um filme americano de comédia e ação de 2015, dirigido por David Koepp e
escrito para o cinema por Eric Aronson. O filme é adaptado da série do romance
Mortdecai, escrito por Kyril Bonfiglioli. É estrelado por Johnny Depp no
papel-título e também dispõe de Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Munn,
Paul Bettany, e Jeff Goldblum. Lançado pela Lionsgate em 23 de janeiro de 2015,
Mortdecai foi uma bomba nas bilheterias, e recebeu esmagadoramente comentários negativos.
Resumo
O
senhor Charlie Mortdecai, um negociante de arte sem escrúpulos e vigarista, é
abordado em Hong Kong por uma de suas vítimas, um gangster chamado Fang. Jock, fiel
servo de Mortdecai, desprende seu mestre antes que eles possam ser mortos pelos
atiradores de Fang. Eles voltam para Londres, onde Mortdecai e sua esposa,
Johanna, consideram maneiras de pagar a sua dívida esmagadora. Uma pintura por
Francisco Goya torna-se alvo de um roubo elaborado, que resulta em assassinato
de um restaurador de arte e um dos ladrões. O Inspetor Alistair Martland é
colocado no caso. Martland, que tem sido um amor com Johanna desde a faculdade,
pede a Mortdecai para ajudá-lo. Martland acredita que o principal suspeito é
Emil Strago. Mortdecai concorda em ajudar, em troca de 10% do dinheiro do
seguro.
Mortdecai
entrevista pessoas afiliadas com o mundo da arte, incluindo Spinoza, um
contrabandista de arte. Enquanto eles discutem, Strago chega e atirar neles,
matando Spinoza; Mortdecai e Jock escapam ilesos. Johanna se encontra com um
homem conhecido como O duque, que conhece o ladrão e diz que a pintura esconde
a localização de um tesouro de ouro nazista. Mortdecai é sequestrado por
bandidos que trabalham para um russo chamado Romanov. Romanov e Strago pensam
que Mortdecai tem a pintura. Romanov o ameaça de tortura, a menos que ele se
renda, mas Mortdecai escapa por uma janela.
Martland,
querendo ficar sozinho com Johanna, envia Mortdecai aos Estados Unidos para se
reunir com Milton Krampf, um potencial comprador para o Goya. Mortdecai planeja
vender sua amada Rolls-Royce na América, e aproveita a oportunidade para ver se
Krampf está envolvido com o roubo. Chegando em Los Angeles, ele descobre que o
Goya foi escondido na Rolls. Spinoza, ao serviço do Krampf, ficou escondido lá
depois de rouba-lo de Strago, o ladrão original; Krampf planeja enganar
Mortdecai contrabandeando o Goya para os Estados Unidos em seu próprio carro.
Ele convida Mortdecai para uma festa naquela noite, onde Krampf pretende exibir
a pintura ilícita. Jock propõe secretamente que ele e Mortdecai roubem a
pintura por si mesmos durante a festa. A filha de Krampf, Georgina, é a parceira
secreta de Strago. Ela tenta seduzir Mortdecai enquanto Strago rouba a pintura.
Johanna chega com Martland e pega seu marido em uma posição comprometedora.
Mortdecai foge da cena para ajudar Jock a roubar a pintura, mas eles acham que Krampf
foi assassinado por Strago e a pintura está desaparecida. Martland e Johanna
capturam Strago, mas Georgina começa a cair sobre eles, liberando seu amante e
da pintura. Perseguido por Mortdecai, Jock, Martland e Johanna, se escondem em
um motel onde Strago define intencionalmente fogo ao Goya e o fogo faz com que o
edifício exploda. Johanna revela que a pintura era uma falsificação; O Duque
tem a real escondida.
O
Mortdecai recupera a pintura e coloca-a em leilão. A venda atrai Fang, ainda em
busca de vingança, e Romanov, que quer a pintura independentemente do custo.
Enquanto Mortdecai e Jock armam uma cilada para os bandidos, Strago tenta sequestrar
Johanna. Mortdecai ordena a Goya, mas Romanov vence-o; Martland apreende Strago
durante o tumulto. O Mortdecai usa os rendimentos para pagar algumas das suas
dívidas, mas a pintura é revelada ao ser uma outra falsa. Romanov planeja sua
vingança.
The Film
Mortdecai is a 2015 American action comedy film directed by David Koepp and written for the screen by Eric Aronson. The film is adapted from the novel series Mortdecai (specifically its first installment Don't Point that Thing at Me) written by Kyril Bonfiglioli. It stars Johnny Depp in the title role and also features Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Munn, Paul Bettany, and Jeff Goldblum. Released by Lionsgate on January 23, 2015, Mortdecai was a box office bomb, and received overwhelmingly negative reviews.
Plot
Lord Charlie Mortdecai, an unscrupulous art dealer and swindler, is accosted in Hong Kong by one of his victims, a gangster named Fang. Jock, Mortdecai's faithful manservant, extricates his master before they can be killed by Fang's gunmen. They return to London, where Mortdecai and his wife, Johanna, consider ways to pay off their crushing debt. A painting by Francisco Goyabecomes the target of an elaborate theft which results in the murders of an art restorer and one of the thieves. Inspector Alistair Martland is put on the case. Martland, who has been in love with Johanna since college, asks Mortdecai to assist him. Martland believes the prime suspect to be Emil Strago. Mortdecai agrees to help in exchange for 10% of the insurance money.
Mortdecai interviews people affiliated with the art world, including Spinoza, an art smuggler and another of Mortdecai's victims. While they argue, Strago arrives and shoots at them, killing Spinoza; Mortdecai and Jock escape unharmed. Johanna meets with a man known as The Duke, who knows the thief and says that the painting conceals the location of a hoard of Nazi gold. Mortdecai is kidnapped by thugs working for a Russian named Romanov. Romanov and Strago think that Mortdecai has the painting. Romanov threatens torture unless Mortdecai surrenders it, but Mortdecai escapes through a window and Jock spirits him away.
Martland, wanting to be alone with Johanna, sends Mortdecai to America to meet with Milton Krampf, a potential buyer for the Goya. Mortdecai plans to sell his beloved Rolls-Royce to the American, and uses the opportunity to see if Krampf is involved with the theft. Arriving in Los Angeles, he discovers that the Goya has been hidden in the Rolls. Spinoza, in the employ of Krampf, stashed it there after stealing it from Strago, the original thief; Krampf planned to dupe Mortdecai into smuggling the Goya into the United States in his own car. He invites Mortdecai to a party that night, where Krampf intends to display the ill-gotten painting. Jock secretly proposes that he and Mortdecai steal the painting for themselves during the party. Krampf's daughter, Georgina, is secretly Strago's partner. She attempts to seduce Mortdecai while Strago steals the painting. Johanna arrives with Martland and catches her husband in a compromising position. Mortdecai flees the scene to help Jock steal the painting, but they find Krampf has been murdered by Strago and the painting is gone. Martland and Johanna capture Strago, but Georgina gets the drop on them, liberating her lover and the painting. Pursued by Mortdecai, Jock, Martland and Johanna, they hide in a motel where Strago intentionally sets fire to the Goya and the fire causes the explosion of the building. Johanna reveals that the painting was a fake; The Duke has the real one hidden.
The Mortdecais retrieve the painting and put it up for auction. The sale attracts Fang, still seeking revenge, and Romanov, who wants the painting regardless of cost. While Mortdecai and Jock waylay both men's thugs, Strago attempts to kidnap Johanna. Mortdecai bids up the Goya but Romanov wins it; Martland apprehends Strago during the commotion. The Mortdecais use the proceeds to pay off some of their debt, but the painting is revealed to be another fake. Romanov plots his revenge.
Mortdecai interviews people affiliated with the art world, including Spinoza, an art smuggler and another of Mortdecai's victims. While they argue, Strago arrives and shoots at them, killing Spinoza; Mortdecai and Jock escape unharmed. Johanna meets with a man known as The Duke, who knows the thief and says that the painting conceals the location of a hoard of Nazi gold. Mortdecai is kidnapped by thugs working for a Russian named Romanov. Romanov and Strago think that Mortdecai has the painting. Romanov threatens torture unless Mortdecai surrenders it, but Mortdecai escapes through a window and Jock spirits him away.
Martland, wanting to be alone with Johanna, sends Mortdecai to America to meet with Milton Krampf, a potential buyer for the Goya. Mortdecai plans to sell his beloved Rolls-Royce to the American, and uses the opportunity to see if Krampf is involved with the theft. Arriving in Los Angeles, he discovers that the Goya has been hidden in the Rolls. Spinoza, in the employ of Krampf, stashed it there after stealing it from Strago, the original thief; Krampf planned to dupe Mortdecai into smuggling the Goya into the United States in his own car. He invites Mortdecai to a party that night, where Krampf intends to display the ill-gotten painting. Jock secretly proposes that he and Mortdecai steal the painting for themselves during the party. Krampf's daughter, Georgina, is secretly Strago's partner. She attempts to seduce Mortdecai while Strago steals the painting. Johanna arrives with Martland and catches her husband in a compromising position. Mortdecai flees the scene to help Jock steal the painting, but they find Krampf has been murdered by Strago and the painting is gone. Martland and Johanna capture Strago, but Georgina gets the drop on them, liberating her lover and the painting. Pursued by Mortdecai, Jock, Martland and Johanna, they hide in a motel where Strago intentionally sets fire to the Goya and the fire causes the explosion of the building. Johanna reveals that the painting was a fake; The Duke has the real one hidden.
The Mortdecais retrieve the painting and put it up for auction. The sale attracts Fang, still seeking revenge, and Romanov, who wants the painting regardless of cost. While Mortdecai and Jock waylay both men's thugs, Strago attempts to kidnap Johanna. Mortdecai bids up the Goya but Romanov wins it; Martland apprehends Strago during the commotion. The Mortdecais use the proceeds to pay off some of their debt, but the painting is revealed to be another fake. Romanov plots his revenge.
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