clintstevens I have come to the realization that Netflix is one of the few companies that can offer inferior product to the public, and the public eats it up. The story here is fairly interesting, but the script is horrendous. A sampling;"Where are you from? Where are you going? Who are you?""No one in particular.""Anybody in general?""That's the crux of it, brother.""You're not a talker. I like that."That is basically how the dialog goes through the entire film. The one plus is, the dialog makes for a great drinking game. Take a shot every time the word 'brother' is spoken...you'll be passed out before the halfway point, which is probably a good thing.Another gem of dialog; "When you get what you want, what do you want?" What I wanted was this movie to end.One question: Mark Wahlberg? Really? Did he lose a bet?All in all, an atrocious movie...brother.

capt_cleere This is not a mindless action movie, this is an extremely well written and well acted film. I am a Jim Morrison fan, and have watched Morrison's short film 'Highway' about 20 times. 'Mojave' is obviously patterned after it and they have done an incredible job capturing the magic of a discontented rich celebrity who goes to the Mojave desert to find clarity. I like the fact that the lead never breaks and never becomes a victim, instead he becomes more deadly than the psycho genius haunting his world.

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?

eddie_baggins Random is a term that gets bandied about quite a bit in this day and age but it's certainly the perfect word to describe The Departed and Kingdom of Heaven scribe William Monahan's second directional effort Mojave, a film that feels lost in its own self-worth and finds itself wondering along aimlessly through its 90 minute runtime to a conclusion that neither justifies or explains why we've been mistreated to this wannabe exposition of fame, internal demons and hamming it up Mark Wahlberg's.It's particularly random that Monaghan convinced one of the industry's current brightest stars in the form of Oscar Isaac to appear in this deranged cautionary tale and after a string of memorable films in the likes of A Most Violent Year and the excellent Ex_Machina, this is Isaacs first outright failure in sometime even though he certainly gives it his all as the menacing drifter Jack who haunts Garrett Hedlund's lead Tom from the dry plains to the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles.There was clearly hope here that Monahan could hide the implausibility's of his story that never delivers a realistic blow behind the one/two team up of Isaac and Hedlund going head to head and saying "brother" far too often but with Isaac relegated to a few brief moments of genuine menace and intrigue Hedlund's Hollywood big shot is a hard protagonist to get on board with and it's another lacking turn from the young actor that showed such great promise in early ventures like Friday Night Lights and Troy.The problem found within this central battle of Mojave isn't its only huge hurdle as the film also suffers from an identity crisis not unlike the one Hedlund's Tom is suffering within the narrative. Is the film a sombre examination of tormented artists? A dark comedy skewering the Hollywood lifestyle? There questions Monahan and his team no doubt pondered but didn't have the skill set to answer and the films blurred vision is something that will deter many a viewer from enjoying what's laid before them.An extremely disappointing experience that wastes the considerable talents of Isaac in a try hard plot that wants to say a lot and ends up saying nothing, Mojave is an utterly forgettable film that no one deserves to be put through and a career low point for the usually trustworthy Monahan.1 "brother" out of 5