I bought this movie because I'm a huge fan of Christina Ricci and three of the songs on the soundtrack are by my favorite band ever (Rilo Kiley). the movie itself is a little weird and at times, kind of boring but if you give it a chance, I'm sure you'll love it.
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Being original makes friends
Added 10/5/2008
I've been following Christina Ricci For a while now and I finally decided to purchase it.
This movie is great and very original. one of my Faves. Also stars Kate Hudson, Casey Affleck, and many box office stars and tv stars at the begining of their carrers.
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Great movie!
Added 1/16/2008
Had finished reading another review of "Desert Blue" movie, and it left me puzzled. The reviewer started out negative saying "Desert Blue" was not a great movie. But the reviewer wrote a whole page, length of which was probably about 2,000 words. Is that what you do for a movie you don't like? Then I noticed the review praised this movie. I'm puzzled. Why rate it so low then write about it at great length with so many compliments. Well I'll be frank with my review, no puzzlements here: Desert Blue was a great film, great direction, great acting, great writing, great actors and actresses. Morgan Freeman did a fine job in directing and writing this movie and I think he should do more writing and directing. I loved this movie and would see it again and again.
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Typical Indie Film with Great Kate Hudson & Christina Ricci
Added 7/31/2004
'Desert Blue' is an indie movie, and like many indie movies it features many quirky characters played by good actors whose names should be more famous than now. This is also the debut for Kate Hudson, whose acting is the strongest here, proving that she was on the way to a bigger thing.
Kate Husdon is Skye, TV starlet and daughter of the professor John Heard, who studies the roadside attractions in America. Now they are going to watch 'the biggest ice cream corn' in the small, very small town of Baxter, Calfronia, with the population less than 100.
In this Nowhereavill, you see some young kids spending ainless time -- still they don't look so unhappy as you think. Among them you see Casey Affleck, Brendan Sexton, and Christina Ricci, the last one's hobby being blowing up the things with her hand-made explosion device.
Because of the situation you don't have to take seriously, the father/daughter are trapped in this town, which is a familiar device to make them meet the local kids. Skye gradually comes to like them, especialy one of them, but at the same time she has to go back to the city, where she could possibly get a bigger role in the film (unexpected co-incidence that reflects the future career of Kate Hudson herself).
The film is not as unique as it thinks it is, but very cozy to see at the same time, especially when you see the realistic locations and the two ladies -- Hudson and Ricci, both of whom manage to impress us in a quite different way. Hudson (or Skye if you like) cannot hide her amiable nature even if she initially hates to be detained in this 'desert' while Ricci, as usual, steals the scenes with her trademark 'WHO CARES?' attitudes, which conceals her tender side deep inside. Fans of the stars should watch this.
You may not remember the film very long, which itself is not remarkable as it should be. In fact, after the film is over, not many are memorable, perhaps because the film is too good-natured, or weak some might say, to impress us. Still, it's a good thing to see the earlier work of Kate Hudson, who is, as the name of Skye suggests, about to reach the stardom.
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A fair movie
Added 5/26/2004
Someone created jobs, putting a lot of actors and studio people to work, and also endorsed (perhaps indirectly) some pretty good products. Other than that, there's really not much to say about this movie. While it does have its moments, it's not one I'd knock down the doors of the video outlet to get to. In fact, this is one of those movies you'd watch when you've already viewed everything else in the store.
It's the story about people who live in the small town of Baxter, California (population 87). A truck has overturned spilling a mysterious chemical, and the driver of the truck dies. Investigators believe he died from whatever the chemical is. Soon the FBI arrive and quarantine the entire town, leaving everyone wondering whether or not they are going to live or die a horrible death. A man and his daughter who came to sort of sight see while on their way to an audition, end up along with the townspeople, unable to travel further since the FBI have set up road blocks around the area. What will happen to these people? You'll need to get the movie and find out.
The film does have an array of interesting characters. One of them, a deputy who wants to be a sheriff in another town tends to make mountains out of mole hills. It's ironic in that I actually know policemen and women who are just like his character.
If you're a Christina Ricci fan, you're sure to love this movie in that she is peppered throughout it. Roles are played well, and hers is the most unigue of the bunch. She's definitely a girl you would not want to make mad, and when you see the movie you'll understand why. In a way, the movie has two plots. One of course is the story of what's going to happen to the quarantined people, the other is finding out the facts concerning a mysterious fire at a motel. I did like the dialogue in that it was at times thought provoking. As the people tried to go about their daily activities as normally possible, they brought up interesting outlooks on life, and on what could be their last days alive.
There is a minimum amount of action in this film. It is a movie for people who enjoy dialogue. There is no nudity, no overt sexual situations, but it does have strong language. There is romance, but not to the point to where you would want to cover the eyes of your kids. One of the "highlights" of the film is where the teens of the town get into an orange war, then one part where someone gets shot trying to leave town. I own the movie, and I've watched it once, and perhaps I will again, still, this is not a grand epic action packed film.
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I bought this movie because I'm a huge fan of Christina Ricci and three of the songs on the soundtrack are by my favorite band ever (Rilo Kiley). the movie itself is a little weird and at times, kind of boring but if you give it a chance, I'm sure you'll love it.
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Being original makes friends
Added 10/5/2008
I've been following Christina Ricci For a while now and I finally decided to purchase it.
This movie is great and very original. one of my Faves. Also stars Kate Hudson, Casey Affleck, and many box office stars and tv stars at the begining of their carrers.
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Great movie!
Added 1/16/2008
Had finished reading another review of "Desert Blue" movie, and it left me puzzled. The reviewer started out negative saying "Desert Blue" was not a great movie. But the reviewer wrote a whole page, length of which was probably about 2,000 words. Is that what you do for a movie you don't like? Then I noticed the review praised this movie. I'm puzzled. Why rate it so low then write about it at great length with so many compliments. Well I'll be frank with my review, no puzzlements here: Desert Blue was a great film, great direction, great acting, great writing, great actors and actresses. Morgan Freeman did a fine job in directing and writing this movie and I think he should do more writing and directing. I loved this movie and would see it again and again.
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