Johnny Depp waxes his moustache in David Koepp's comedy based on the cult books by Kyril Bonfiglioli.

When a priceless Goya masterpiece disappears without trace, clueless Inspector Martland (Ewan McGregor) calls in aristocratic art dealer and notorious scoundrel Charlie Mortdecai (Depp) to unravel the mystery.

Charlie agrees to take on the case for a sizeable fee plus expenses and he criss-crosses the globe flanked by his trusty manservant Jock Strapp (Paul Bettany) in search of the missing painting.

En route, Charlie must placate his demanding wife Johanna (Gwyneth Paltrow) and resist the seductive charms of Georgina Krampf (Olivia Munn), while dodging angry Russians and an international terrorist without breaking sweat on his exceedingly stiff upper lip.