Although Chinatown writer Towne lovingly depicts the Depression-era LA setting (actually shot in South Africa), the film misfires.
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This review of Ask the Dust (2006) was written by Edward Lawrenson and published by Time Out on 23 Jun 2006.
Ask the Dust has generally received mixed reviews.
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