Review of Desert Blue (1999) by Misty M — 25 Feb 2009

A small town is quarantined after a truck containing possibly toxic substances overturns, leaving teenage cable TV star Skye and her father stuck with the eccentric locals. Other than that, basically nothing happens in the whole movie- Skye decides to fall for the only single guy left, named Blue (no kidding), even though they hardly know each other and have basically nothing in common.

Really you would think a guy named Brendan Sexton III (obviously the best name in the world) would be able to deliver at least a partially interesting performance, but he and Kate Hudson are so bland and annoying that any scene featuring them is a total drag.

There are some real pick-ups though- the location for one is awesome, the script is pretty fun, and Casey Affleck is fantastic. Most importantly, if nothing else, watch this movie just to see Christina Ricci swearing her face off and blowing things up with bombs- she and Affleck really make the film.

A totally decent movie that suffers fatally from concentrating on the wrong characters...