Review of Ask the Dust (2006) by Jaye. — 09 Apr 2006

This film was so dreadful, my wife has relieved me for cause as the movie chooser. One scene alone really worked: the hero's being nearly overwhelmed by nighttime surf; and even that scene was too long by half.

Many of the others were ludicrous: a desperate down-and-outer spending his last dime on a beer which he then pours into a spitoon to spite a waitress he dislikes ; a destitue Mexican waitresswho can't afford proper shoes, but owns an automobile; an earthquake which leaves its dead victims atop, rather than buried by, fallen buildings; a TB victim on her death bed looking like a cover girl and using her last breath to deliver fluent, Dale Carnegie-like advice onthe value of making a good first impression.

This woefully miscast mess lacked credibility, continuity and character development. My genteel wife said it all " I hate this expression, but that movie truly sucked.