Dust (2001)

This abomination reminded me of Heaven's Gate -- not the film, just the feeling of sitting through it.What starts out interesting and promising degenerates into pointless, unfathomable mush. However, the fact that the two lead actors wail and shriek a lot does seem a clever way to disguise that (1) they are British w/appropriate accents and (2) the script is inane.I need to write some more lines, but that would just waste words so I will repeat paragraph 2:What starts out interesting and promising degenerates into pointless, unfathomable mush. However, the fact that the two lead actors wail and shriek a lot does seem a clever way to disguise that (1) they are British w/appropriate accents and (2) the script is inane.The director hasn't worked since 2010. This probably does not include his janitorial work, for which he is eminently qualified.What a mess!

This was one of the most graphic and bizarre movies I have ever seen. It was hard to figure out what actually happened from what the two of them (the old woman and the young thief) were just making up because apparently it was "their" story and they could. For a two hour movie it seemed like 5 and Luke kept coming back to life after being shot way too many times for it to be believable. Besides all of that I really enjoyed the movie just for the mind blowing quality it has when you watch it. And Fiennes is nice eye candy. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone who is not afraid to face crude, graphic realities from the fighting and sex scenes. Perhaps even the innocent (within reasonable age) could learn something about life from it and should not turn the other way.

Eventually disappointed and confused by this flick, I have to give credit for the wonderful photography and a few good performances, particularly Adrian Lester.The violent scenes seemed an homage to "The Wild Bunch" and the music was quite good.This back and forward telling of the story spoiled the fluidity , confused things and trivialized the integrity of the story that wavered at the whim of the story teller.I have to ask WHY this woman had spent her life in poverty while hiding a kabillion dollars in gold in. . . .And why did the brothers have such animosity toward one another?Yikes!I admit, I now would like to see more of the director's work.

If you want to see a movie where you know the ending before you even start to watch then this movie is not for you. 90% of the movies I've seen in the past month fit that category.While you are hard pressed to figure out the storyline, after a short while you begin to understand the relationship between the old lady and the thief and the short scenarios with them fill in what's happening and you begin to look forward to going back to her story.The two storylines are confusing at first but shortly, it begins to work. The acting was adequate or even good and the editing excellent. There was a lot of violence but it was not gratuitous, it only helped to mimic reality. I'll not go into the story, other reviews here do that.This film is definitely worth viewing.