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06/24/06
Sahara (2005)
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Reviews Counted:168
Fresh:64
Rotten:104
Average Rating:5.1/10
Consensus: A mindless adventure flick with a preposterous plot.
Theatrical Release:08-04-2005
Synopsis: Dirk (Matthew McConaughey) and Al (Steve Zahn) have been friends since kindergarten, having also gone through college and the Navy together. The two now work for a former admiral traveling around... [More]
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Penélope Cruz, Steve Zahn, Delroy Lindo
Director: Breck Eisner
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04/01/06
Top CriticA really, really dumb film, but it's lots and lots of fun and entirely lacking in malice.
04/23/05
In short, Sahara is a hugely enjoyable, old fashioned adventure movie of the sort that they really don't make anymore. It's worth seeing just for the chemistry between its three leads.
04/09/05
This is a big, lively romp, filmed in a lushly expansive epic style even though it's basically low-rent James Bond.
04/06/05
Highly entertaining romp from the pen of airport pulp king Clive Cussler.
04/05/05
Top CriticFor an adventure movie based on chase scenes in exotic locations "Sahara" never takes hold because director Breck Eisner and his team of screenwriters can't agree on what the story's about or what tone should resonate against it.
04/18/09
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10/18/08
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08/07/08
The whole movie is a kick, actually.
08/18/07
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07/14/07
A pretty offensive comedy about Africans who range from primitive to demonic that, sorry, is just not funny.
05/11/07
Vapid, lengthy, and mostly lifeless -- kind of like the desert it's named for.
10/02/06
Sahara rather resembles National Treasure, another film with a strained story line and deadening lack of visual richness.
02/07/06
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12/06/05
Top CriticFor "Sahara," the problem is that we have the Indiana Jones movies to compare it to, and I'm afraid there's no comparison. It's never more than a likable poseur.
11/18/05
It tried to be National Treasure and it failed.
11/11/05
The plotting is too complex for a generally stupid picture, but that didn’t stop me from getting sucked in by director Breck Eisner’s nicely paced action sequences.
10/07/05
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09/26/05
Top CriticLike the African desert that lends the film its name, this so-called adventure is coarse, dry, and overheated.
07/11/05
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