in recent cinema history [32]. While it boasts an A-list cast including Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Ewan McGregor, it currently holds a 9% rating on Rotten Tomatoes Why Critics Found it "Fascinatingly Bad"
Before he was a cinematic caricature, Charlie Mortdecai was the protagonist of a series of comic thriller novels written by Kyril Bonfiglioli in the 1970s. The trilogy— Don't Point that Thing at Me , After You with the Pistol , and Something Nasty in the Ratatouille —introduced a character that was part Bertie Wooster, part James Bond, and entirely amoral.