Desierto

Name: Desierto
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Horror
Released: October 14, 2016
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 51
Cast: Alondra Hidalgo, David Lorenzo, Diego Cataño, Gael García Bernal, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

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STX Entertainment | Release Date: October 14, 2016 | R

Starring: Alondra Hidalgo, David Lorenzo, Diego Cataño, Gael García Bernal, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Marco Perez, Oscar Flores

Summary: What begins as a hopeful journey to seek a better life becomes a harrowing and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante chases a group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous U.S.-Mexican border. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against them as they continuouslyWhat begins as a hopeful journey to seek a better life becomes a harrowing and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante chases a group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous U.S.-Mexican border. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against them as they continuously discover there’s nowhere to hide from the unrelenting, merciless killer. [STX]… Expand

Director: Jonás Cuarón

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 94 min

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Edward Douglas

Oct 12, 2016

Some of the characters' fate might be left in a frustratingly open-ended fashion, but Cuéron has created an impressive edge-of-your-seat thriller set within a fantastic outdoors environment. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Mar 15, 2016

As for the politics, even though the characters are stereotypes playing on the public’s liberal assumptions of human rights, Desierto is less interested in holding one side above the other as much as showing the true-to-life tragedy real life brings. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Oct 13, 2016

Desierto throws subtlety to the wind, but not without purpose. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

Mar 15, 2016

If the story is meant to represent a microcosm of the immigration problem, it’s woefully reductive. If it’s meant to be first and foremost an action thriller, it does have a few nice moves to offer. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Oct 13, 2016

While Cuaron’s technical chops are beyond question, his storytelling could use some honing here. Read full review

Matt Donato

Oct 11, 2016

Desierto is one of those movies that's nasty without reason, and never really finds its stride by way of tone or message. Read full review

The Playlist Nikola Grozdanovic

Mar 15, 2016

With a bare minimum amount of suspense, and a screenplay that needs too much work for one that has so many long stretches of silence, this film leaves you with too many reasons not to care about it. Read full review

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TryASummersault

Oct 18, 2016

I found this to be an extremely simplistic yet very solid survival action/horror/thriller very satisfying. It does have an extreme message, but overall as a film it's very well done. The dog is the real star imo jumping/climbing/running all over the place as the ultimate threat to theI found this to be an extremely simplistic yet very solid survival action/horror/thriller very satisfying. It does have an extreme message, but overall as a film it's very well done. The dog is the real star imo jumping/climbing/running all over the place as the ultimate threat to the immigrants. The desert setting and scenery makes for wonderful cinematography and it was well shot. While many americans might find this as a slap in the face, as a stand alone film it succeeds.… Expand

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cspencere

Oct 22, 2016

Desierto definitely has some tension to offer, but the story often falls flat because of a thinly-stretched, repetitive storyline that ultimately gets boring as the film progresses. It's one redeeming quality is the cinematography, which is phenomenal, but it doesn't offer too much else.

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Benkoko11

Feb 23, 2017

There's much to like in the great Alfonso Cuaron's son's debut flick - the big-skied, parched desert sprawl of a setting, and an adreniline-fueled intensity reminiscent of his father's Gravity, but its masochistic tone and moral glibness strand it in the desert. A well-composed cat and mouseThere's much to like in the great Alfonso Cuaron's son's debut flick - the big-skied, parched desert sprawl of a setting, and an adreniline-fueled intensity reminiscent of his father's Gravity, but its masochistic tone and moral glibness strand it in the desert. A well-composed cat and mouse thriller it is, a social allegory it is not.… Expand

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Ralfbergs

Mar 11, 2017

I don't know how people can give this movie high ratings - only good thing here might be Morgan's acting, but other than that the story of the movie is so simple and in the movie it feels prolonged and acted out without any intensity or thrill. Basically Mexicans want to cross the borderI don't know how people can give this movie high ratings - only good thing here might be Morgan's acting, but other than that the story of the movie is so simple and in the movie it feels prolonged and acted out without any intensity or thrill. Basically Mexicans want to cross the border through desert, but there is a guy who tries to kill them. He succeeds to kill almost all of them, but 2 characters survive. Ok, the story might have been nice and interesting, but there are no thrills when you are watching, not twists, no nothing. Just that simple and quite boring. Also the movie, while it touches important topics from nowadays, doesn't really have any message or anything that it wants to tell the audience… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Northur

Feb 25, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a load of crap this was. Jeffrey Dean Morgan and the three dogs playing Tracker made ok performaces. Everything else, the story, cutting and rest of the cast.. Not so much. If you find this in sale for 1-2$/€ then maybe and if you can watch dog to suffer.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

imthenoob

Aug 26, 2017

One of the most predictable and basic films I have ever seen. The performances are limited due to the poorly written dialogue. And there's very little in terms of suspense and the plot is so predictable that I called the entire thing within the first 10 minutes of viewing. The predictabilityOne of the most predictable and basic films I have ever seen. The performances are limited due to the poorly written dialogue. And there's very little in terms of suspense and the plot is so predictable that I called the entire thing within the first 10 minutes of viewing. The predictability ruins the whole thing imo and turns what could have been a solid movie into nothing more than a bargain bin pick up at best.… Expand

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Neelyry

Feb 16, 2017

I rarely give anything a zero but this movie just left me bored and mad. Apparently your a villain if your a border patrol agent nowadays, and the hero of this is the illegal immigrant criminally entering the country. I hope Donald Trump builds a wall just so we never have to see another oneI rarely give anything a zero but this movie just left me bored and mad. Apparently your a villain if your a border patrol agent nowadays, and the hero of this is the illegal immigrant criminally entering the country. I hope Donald Trump builds a wall just so we never have to see another one of these.… Expand

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