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Sahara

Adventure. Action Master explorer Dirk Pitt ® (Matthew McConaughey) takes on the adventure of his life when he embarks on a treasure hunt through some of the most dangerous regions of West Africa. Searching for what locals call "The Ship of Death", a long lost Civil War battleship which protects a secret cargo, Pitt and his wisecracking sidekick (Steve Zahn) use their wits and clever heroics to help Doctor Eva Rojas (Penelope Cruz) when they realize the ... [+]
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
"Insanely busy, exceedingly long, and sometimes endearingly preposterous" NEU
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Empire
Empire
"About as good as a big, stupid American action movie can be without ever being anything better than a big, stupid American action movie" NEU
United StatesUnited States
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
"McConaughey remains more buffed than compelling. He's not helped by a two-hour convolution of episodes that are too busy imitating other, better movies"  NEG
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ReelViews
ReelViews
"Takes the action/adventure story to new heights of preposterousness. In a way, that's not a bad thing, since it allows a certain level of guilty enjoyment" NEU
United StatesUnited States
Variety
Variety
"Saddled with more industry/celebrity baggage than a high-class safari voyage, 'Sahara' is a rousing and only occasionally ridiculous adventure yarn"  NEU
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Miami Herald
Miami Herald
"It's not that 'Sahara' is offensively bad: It's just that the picture, loud and busy as it is, never really finds its own identity" NEU
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The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
"Any movie starring Penelope Cruz or William H. Macy can't be all bad. And 'Sahara', which stars both Penelope Cruz and William H. Macy, proves the point: It isn't all bad" NEU
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