Review of Dust 2 Glory (2017) by Larry S — 01 Jan 2019

This documentary is director Dana Brown's follow-up to his 2005 film Dust to Glory, focusing on the Baja 1000 race, along over 850 miles of the rugged and grueling Mexican Baja Peninsula. Over 1500 participants and 270 vehicles, in 35 different classes (ranging from motorcycles, to VW Bugs, to super trucks) were entered to race against the clock.during the year of the filming.

In my opinion, the movie can get unfocused as too many racers are featured, and we often only get glimpses of their histories. Thus, as they keep appearing throughout the film it's easy to get confused. Some of their backstories and motivations are quite remarkable, but I thought the viewer may have been better served by focusing on fewer entrants and then follow their paths during the race.