Word: deserted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Desert Bloom...
...Desert Bloom is a perfect example of a not particularly movie. It's a not particularly funny, not particularly sad, not particularly moving, not particularly artistic, not particularly good movie. Nor is it particularly...
Strangely enough, you could not really call Desert Bloom bad, because it really isn't. It's just inconsequential. This film falls under the heading of "sweet," perhaps the worst praise a movie can use to advertise itself. And there's something annoying about dramatic movies that take themselves too seriously and don't come to a good dramatic conclusion. You spend two hours watching the drama of this movie unfold, but you're still left with only half a movie...
Unfortunately, the half that you're left with isn't bad; in fact it's good enough to make you wish you had more. If you enjoy your food half-baked, there's a very good chance you might like Desert Bloom. This coming of age movie tries very hard and at times succeeds in capturing the life and emotions of its 13-year-old narrator...
...1950s and the American government has started shipping its top scientists to the middle of the Nevada desert to test the Atom bomb. But Rose, the narrator who lives in Las Vegas, which lies close to the testing site, is touched only peripherally by the newcomers. She spends most of her time worrying about her turbulent relationship with her step-father and whether she will win the county spelling...