Overview :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 North Africa. Searching for what locals call ''The Ship of Death'', a long lost Civil War battleship filled with coins, Pitt and his wisecracking sidekick (Steve Zahn) use their wits and clever heroics to help Doctor Eva Rojas (Penelope Cruz) who believes the ship may be linked to mysterious deaths in the very same area.
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"...raucously nimble and cheerfully silly action adventure that finally gives Matthew McConaughey a role that fits his carefree, sexy, more...
B
Yes, the Eisner name is in the spotlight yet again. Only this time it's Breck Eisner, 30-something scion of departing Disney CEO Michael Eisner, and you shouldn't bother scouring back issues of Variety if you've never heard of the unheralded young director, because his debut feature film, ''Sahara," isn't going to make him a mogul anytime soon. more...
C
In the case of "Sahara," based on the novel by Clive Cussler, not enough. Even if you buy Dirk Pitt's (Matthew McConaughey) obsessive search for a Civil War-era, iron-sided Confederate ship in Africa, you're not likely to believe his almost genetic predisposition for serendipitous escapes. more...
C+
Is it summer yet? It certainly feels like it while watching Sahara, a big, dumb action film just like National Treasure but with less of that durned thinkin'. Matthew McConaughey plays a treasure hunter/good ol' boy type who uncovers a disease that's infecting the people of Africa. There's a goofy sidekick (a funny enough Steve Zahn), a love interest (the sexy enough Penélope Cruz) and a missing ship filled with gold. Things blow up, one-liners are delivered, and the obvious bad guys get theirs in the end. Yeah, you've heard it all before, but it holds up. A couple of action scenes are a little less thrilling than promised, but McConaughey's cowboy strut can sell the snake oil he's peddling. Go, just don't admit to your cinephile friends that you saw it. more...
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