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White Sands

1992

Roger Donaldson

Willem Dafoe, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L. Jackson ...

5.0

1,446

Mystery. Thriller In New Mexico, small-town sheriff Ray Dolezal finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an FBI investigation.

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Rainer Los Angeles Times	"Movie thrillers should thrill, but shouldn’t they also make sense? (...) What it lacks is storytelling smarts."
		Vincent Canby The New York Times	"Donaldson gets some attractive performances from his leading players (...) [Yet the director] allows 'White Sands' to get buried under its own revelations."
		Colette Maude Time Out	"In the absence of real substance, Donaldson's stylish direction borders on the self-conscious, though cinematographer Peter Menzies Jr captures images of startling richness and clarity."
		Variety	"An absorbing, tightly coiled thriller not always easy to follow, with a fine cast, no-fat direction by Roger Donaldson"
		Angie Errigo Empire	"Apart from a couple of nice touches (...) mark this firmly in 'Should Have Been Better' (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

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