Overview
An academic obsessed with "roadside attractions" and his tv-star daughter finally discover the world's largest ice cream cone, the centerpiece for an old gold-rush town struggling to stay on the map. They end up staying longer than expected because of an accident that spilled an unknown cola ingredient all over the highway. They spend the next few days with the various residents of the town which include a teenage girl who loves to blow things up and a boy trying to keep alive his fathers dream of building a beachside resort in the middle of the desert.
The appeal of this movie would be the set of future Hollywood names that were just kids when the movie was made. The problem with the movie is that it gives the actors very little to do and the audience very little reason to stick around. I get the whole slice-of-life thing, but the slice was just so…. uneventful.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Desert Blue
Movie title: Desert Blue
Movie description: An academic obsessed with "roadside attractions" and his tv-star daughter finally discover the world's largest ice cream cone, the centerpiece for an old gold-rush town struggling to stay on the map. They end up staying longer than expected because of an accident that spilled an unknown cola ingredient all over the highway. They spend the next few days with the various residents of the town which include a teenage girl who loves to blow things up and a boy trying to keep alive his fathers dream of building a beachside resort in the middle of the desert.
Date published: 2024-10-19
Director(s): Morgan J. Freeman
Actor(s): Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Brendan Sexton III, Christina Ricci, Ethan Suplee, Sara Gilbert, Peter Sarsgaard, John Heard, Isidra Vega, Rene Rivera, Lee Holmes, Lucinda Jenney, Daniel von Bargen, Michael Ironside, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Fred Schneider, Liev Schreiber, Richmond Arquette
Genre: Comedy, Drama
My Review
The appeal of this movie would be the set of future Hollywood names that were just kids when the movie was made. The problem with the movie is that it gives the actors very little to do and the audience very little reason to stick around. I get the whole slice-of-life thing, but the slice was just so…. uneventful.
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My Review - 5/10
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