Phil Ingrouille Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund, Mark Wahlberg, the screenwriter from Body of Lies directing, all together in a crime thriller film. How is this movie not on par with Cloverfield. The script for one thing.Is this movie a dark revenge thriller, a psychological thriller. I don't think this movie knows what it wants to be, so my two cents is that the director made it up as he went along.The story centres on Hedlunds character travelling to the Mojave desert to commit suicide, until one night, he encounters a polar opposite, who has come to find a worthy victim. Being followed back into L.A., Hedlund's character needs to find a way to stop Isaac's character once and for all.One of the synopsis' I found was, I kid you not, "two suicidal drifters head into the Mojave desert to end it all and come across each other. Their newfound friendship will help each other fight back against their depression", now THAT would have been a worthy story to cover, I would wanna see that. But then I remembered the movie poster and I knew there was something fishy about it, and my suspicions weren't wrong. It's not garbage, but it's also what I call the "Hide and Seek" of crime thriller films; just something the actors did for a pay check, and hopefully they've scrubbed it from their resume. I'm really disappointed. Maybe I should read multiple synopsis' and trailers before I watch the film.I'll give it a 5 out of 10

svonsawilski A thriller that skirts some of the issues of Hamlet. Surprise after surprise builds and mounts preparing the audience for the tension in the story line which then gives rise to an ending which one might not expect. Character traits unfold and are put to the test as the two main characters repeatedly negotiate on levels which never meet but always spark the audience's interest.

carollaw51-41-56256 I viewed this film last night and did have high hopes for it,but instead felt very let down from the start to finish. The acting was good and the location interesting but the biggest let down for me was the script and the way the main two actors mumbled it and yes i mean mumbled as there were times i couldn't quite get what they were saying to one another,i know their characters were supposed to be moody but i would have preferred if they spoke a bit sharper. Another problem i had with the film was that i really didn't care less about any of the characters not one central character was decent and worth rooting for apart from the poor little dog who got abandoned half way through the film. We never got to know anything about the characters and why they had become how they were,and the drifter character who was supposedly the more hardcore man came across as weak and idiotic,and you began to wonder how he could ever had survived on his own out in the desert for so long,a spoilt Hollywood star could run rings around him.The ending of the film really came to nothing,so it was all a bit of a waste of time. I could go on but i really cant see the point,if you watch this film just don't expect much of it to make much sense.

Cynicsick What a mess. I'm not gonna pick the movie apart because it would take too long. My problem is with the 2 main characters. The hero and the bad guy, both were portrayed to be certified "bad asses". How did they get to be so good with guns, has like a built in human tracking device in the head, cunning, intelligent, like trained cia operatives whatnot you name it. I have to mention this, so the sad hero goes into the desert drunk as sh** steals a rifle from a wandering bum after having a philosophical conversation because fk you, no time to explain, right? This bum happens to be some sort of serial killer. So the sad drunk hero goes into a cave to sleep, was awoken by something, I don't know fk you. Takes a split second to aim like 10 meters away and blam right on the money.How did the 2 main characters become so bad ass and can do remarkable things? We don't. They did not give in the important details. But what they did show us is that the suicidal protagonist is actually rich and famous. After the desert scene. What is he famous for? making film and sh**? How did he get to be that knowledgeable and stuff? We just don't fking know man. Then the bad guy, a washed up bum. Wow really? Well how the hell did he...Hold up! let me stop you there, we wont/don't fking know.Lol and the side characters (Matt Damon and the guy from The Shield) Both bad asses that smoke and drink all day But is more built that regular gym rats. One thing I know is that I did not enjoy the mess. But If you dare to watch it, you wouldn't know some things as well, ya know?