Desert Blue (1999)
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.
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hyped garbage
Best movie ever!
The acting in this movie is really good.
Blistering performances.
Good, but not great.. Based on the reviews, I expected to like this film a bit more than I did. I love quirky independent films and I am a big fan of Morgan Freeman. So, it pains me to say that the writing (dialogue) was clunky. The characters were interesting and offbeat but some of the relationships that developed did not seem credible. Casey Affleck, Christina Ricci, and Brandan Sexton III were all very good. That said, I thought that the idea of portraying the struggle of people in a small town and the juxtaposition of the quirky (ice cream cone, beach in the desert) with the clear tedium and pain of life in an economically depressed and largely abandoned town was interesting.
the only reason i rented this movie was because i saw christina ricci on the cover, she is one of the most beautiful and talented girls ever. this movie wasn't too bad, but sometimes stupid. this whole movie focuses on this coca cola crap and the mysterious death of a truck driver in a small town. they have a pretty funny cast, a dad and his stuck up actress wannabe from l.a, played by ( kate hudson) and some other people that i am too lazy to describe. christina was the best, she was this obsessed with fire gothic chick. she is so beautiful. not bad movie, pretty funny, great music
I tuned into this film missing the opening 10-20 minutes but quickly picked up the plot and instantly became intrigued with the story-line. The movie has a somewhat new and unique feeling to it, exploring a new element I feel of movie-making where we aren't rushed between extravagant scenes of mayhem but based in one location where we get to explore the characters as we should.As I settled down and began watching the film my first impressions were negative in the fact everything was set in bleak locations and not quite the hugely expensive Hollywood blockbusters we are all used to. My interest in wanting to discover what was actually going on and the introduction of a wide range of interesting characters and their personalities made me quickly change my mind about the film and I soon enough didn't want the movie to end.The performances of Kate Hudson (Skye) were very powerful in her come down from TV lifestyle and glamour to her discovery of a whole new way of life and living in the form of her newly found teen friends. Christina Ricci's (Ely Jackson) unstable but humorous appearance was much welcomed and gave the film a cutting edge in drawing attention away from parts of the film that were beginning to drag on a little.I thought the film was very impressive due to the actors hard work and appreciation for the film which will undoubtedly lift their careers.
"Desert Blue" has virtually everything a film can offer; a skillfully evoked setting, characters who imbed themselves in your consciousness, passion and scope. Freeman did a brilliant job directing.This will be in my Top 10 - to watch again and again