strong beginning that took a turn for the worse

Rating: 4/10 (4 November 2005)

This movie started out as a fast moving comedy/drama that promised to be compelling all the way through, but unfortunately it was not. I feel the writer/director tried to depict how boring life was in the middle of the desert. What the writer/director ended up doing was causing the movie goers to realize this boredom themselves. Watching people walk through the desert is as exciting as it sounds. The character development was OK but left a lot to be desired. Throughout the movie I found myself not caring about who lived and who died. Most of the acting was very good though. If you have read the book and enjoyed it, don't spoil it by going to see this movie. I caught myself looking at my watch several times to see when the movie was finally going to end. If you must see it, wait until you can watch it at home and rewind it after you've fallen asleep through half of it.