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Despite the overwhelming hate, a few critics found a "sweet heart" in the film, praising its color and literacy or enjoying the chemistry between Depp and Bettany Are you interested in reading about the original novels

The story, as it spilled forth, was pure vintage Spode. Her husband, Lord Algernon Spode, had lost the family’s heirloom—a solid-gold, jewel-encrusted lobster named “Claudius” (don’t ask)—to a nefarious Cornish smuggler-turned-casino-owner called Silas “The Eel” Tremayne. The wager had taken place at Tremayne’s floating casino, the Mermaid’s Revenge , moored off St. Ives. Algernon, three sheets to the wind and convinced he could beat a man who literally cheated gravity, had staked Claudius against a crate of Tremayne’s “prize-winning” pasties. mortdecai

The fatal flaw lies in the alienation of the audience. In successful screwball comedies, the eccentric protagonist is usually endearing or brilliant despite their quirks (think of Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau, whose incompetence is born of naive confidence). Mortdecai, however, is written as distinctly unlikable: he is sexist, selfish, and generally incompetent. The running gag involving his mustache—which his wife (Gwyneth Paltrow) finds repulsive—becomes a metaphor for the film itself: a forced affectation that creates a barrier between the protagonist and the audience. Depp Despite the overwhelming hate, a few critics found

If you want to join the cult of , do not start with the Johnny Depp movie. That is dessert. You need the main course. : As the titular Charlie Mortdecai

: As the titular Charlie Mortdecai, known for his "mincing antics" and elaborate mustache. Gwyneth Paltrow