Sahara

SAHARA (2005) - Aug. 26, 2005
It's never a good sign when a film's opening credits list four different writers. It actually started out decently enough, sort of a third-rate Indiana Jones. But after a while, and especially in the last 45 minutes or so, it started to become a little monotonous with one bland action sequence after another, with almost no downtime between them towards the end. The performances were all fine (with the exception of Penelope Cruz, who is terrible in better movies and who was certainly terrible here), I liked the chemistry between Steve Zahn and Matthew McConaughey, and I was able to go with the film's sort of silly vibe for a while, but all the action just killed it for me. **