Calum Hutton
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
Mandeep Tyson
The acting in this movie is really good.
Darin
One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.
leonblackwood
Review: This is a crazy movie about 2 buddies who get stranded in the desert after there car breaks down. There relationship is questioned after they start telling each other the truth about how they really feel about each other. In some ways, the movie does have some depth, but the arguments between each other are a bit ridiculous when you think about what situation they are in. The ending was a bit strange, but in all, it's a watchable movie that would have been much better if it was taken seriously. The performances were OK, but I think that it would have been better if the guy without the crutches was played by someone else. In all, it's an average movie that you will end up sticking with, just to see what happens to the stranded buddies.Round-Up: Josh Duhamel, who became popular after his role in the Transformer franchise, was a great choice for his role, especially the ending which added a mysterious twist. Dan Fogler usually stars in more comedic roles which was why I didn't think that he was the right choice for his role. That's not to say that he put in a bad performance, but he did become a bit annoying after a while. The attention to detail wasn't that great, but there were a couple of moments which were well written and thought out. I recommend this movie to people who are into there buddy movies about 2 best friends who are stranded in the desert after there car breaks down. 4/10
tailing 2ideas
The synopsis reads: The relationship between two old friends is tested as they are stranded in the desert. As candid as that! IMDb rating had 6.2 but what drew me to the movie was the Mohawk guy whose nose is stained with dried blood and who seems to be out of his mind.Two friends set out on a road trip; one – played by Josh Duhamel – is a blue-collar worker and the other – Dan Fogler – an aspiring writer. The second character, Carter, stages a car breakdown in the middle of the desert and makes Mitchell, the first one, seethe with anger. With no network and waiting for the next vehicle, they managed to climb up a nearby hill for catching the mobile service and this is where their conversation took off. Carter accuses Mitchell of forgetting friends, family and his passion and Mitchell tries to drive senses into Carter that his writings aren't clicking with readers.The dialogues are so carefully scripted that you'd wonder who's the real loser between the two. Both are so convincing with their honest point of view of their lives and there's nothing right or wrong about it but had to do with one's conviction.I can unabashedly tell you that though both of them were too eloquent in the forsaken place to be that expressive, I really like it when Carter tries to remind Mitchell about a conversation so delightful on a cross- country trip that they drove 100 miles out of the way. Mitchell says neither one of them could remember what it was. So Carter reminds him that: It might have… Might have been when you claimed that art can reach a point where its quality became fact rather than opinion. Mitchell retorts: It sounds like a couple of hours in my life I would like to have it back.There's another gem. Mitchell goes on when Carter asks about his job: There's this motivational poster in my office; that is like eagle soaring out of the sky and s**t. I'll spend some days just staring at it, trying to decide whether or not I'm more suicidal or homicidal that day.There's this series of hypothetical conversations that if somebody really tries to overhear somewhere in between he'll have no idea what the f**k they're talking about. Responsibilities as bunch of keys or Care Bear's name for a pet. I like the idea of the dialogues being so haphazardly knitted like between two old friends. This is only a little part of the movie. I've left out the plots.
versandeep
To all the readers it could be a spoiler that the movie has nothing to offer as far visually as one would expect from the title.Ironically, not knowing how the movie was, I deliberately got this movie into my mobile device with high hopes of boredom that would help me fall asleep in a 3 hour flight. However, it proved otherwise !! This is one of the most engrossing script I have seen. The dialogs are brilliant and takes you through a roller coaster ride of vacillating emotions between two friends who are riding along a long deserted route.The movie is very captivating right from the first scene and holds you tight all throughout. The actors are just brilliant. The movie has a very realistic feel to it. I find very few movies that have the ability to grip you throughout. This is definitely one of them and is a must watch.
suite92
The film opens with Mitchell and Carter beating the nonsense out of each other. Mitchell prevails, and Carter looks either knocked out or possibly dead.We jump back in time, and I'm quite ready to stop watching, given what I know will happen. So, in the real opening of the film, Mitchell is sleeping, and Carter is driving an old truck through Death Valley, California. The truck is old, and it breaks down; unfortunately, this turns out to be by design. At least they are not sweating initially. Mitchell has a broken foot and uses crutches. Neither of them has a cell phone signal. It's not that cool: one hundred and fifteen degrees.They are in the middle of nowhere, sixty miles from the last town, one hundred miles to the next. Mitchell has a wife and child, but still thinks about another woman named Karen. Carter met Karen lately, and she wanted to talk about Mitchell. Mitchell is tall and athletic; Carter is middle height and heavy. From their consternation with each other, I do not see why they are ever doing anything together for a single moment.There is a lot of talk which uncovers issues. These issues make the two characters angry at each other, and explains the violence shown in the opening sequence. One of the issues is that Carter sabotages every possibility of their getting rescued. This is mortally stupid. How can anyone care about such a character who betrays his friend to the point of death? How can anyone care about the friend who allows the betrayal?The pile of incidences of bonehead stupidity mount. Carter talks Mitchell into getting a Mohawk haircut in the dark using a hand tool. They drink windshield wiper fluid because it's wet; later they are puking while possible help drives by. The next day, an elderly lady stops to see how they are doing, but drives away after seeing Mitchell's Mohawk with accompanying long cuts and blood stains. Carter gives him hell for scaring her away. A day or so later, they miss a tow truck that stopped next to the truck to render assistance.If this is your cup of tea, be sure to watch the entire film. The pile continues to grow.------Scores-------Cinematography: 2/10 The scenery is ugly, whereas Death Valley showed me a number of lovely sights in the short time I spent there. Looks like ugly by choice.Sound: 8/10 Not bad.Acting: 4/10 Josh Duhamel was OK, but not great. Dan Fogler was totally useless. I had never heard of him before; now he's on my deal-breaker list.Screenplay: 0/10 Why would anyone care about either character in this two man film? They are painted as traitor and fool with nothing interesting about either of them.
