Word: sahara
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Sahara, directed by Breck Eisner and starring Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, and Penélope Cruz, is based on one of a series of adventure novels written by Clive Cussler. The movie, like the books, follows the daring escapades of intrepid explorer Dirk Pitt (McConaughey), hunky marine adventurer...
...movie cliché) and soon they’re facing a high-level conspiracy, a ruthless military dictator, and the threat of unimaginable ecological disaster. As our fearless crusaders scramble to save the world from certain apocalypse, high-paced action sequences ensue. So shotty plot work aside, how does Sahara manage to undershoot even mediocre...
...Mostly, Sahara fails because it just can’t decide what movie it wants to be. Part historical adventure, part sand-swept romance, when the film’s not playing like Outbreak déjà vu, it expends way too much energy channeling eco-apocalypse thrills à la The Day After Tomorrow...
...Sahara is still an exotic, loud, and moderately entertaining flick full of flashy fight sequences and daring escapes from near-certain death. Plus lots of cool stuff blows up. Often. And to its credit, Sahara does rock out to a pumping, down-home American soundtrack...
...you’re in need of some mindless action-adventure fun, Sahara will do. So relax—buy yourself a big bucket of popcorn, sit back in your mohair-covered theater seat, marvel at all the shiny, expensive speedboats blowing up, and forget all about that six page response paper due Monday...