Directed by:
William MonahanScreenplay:
William MonahanCinematography:
Don DavisComposer:
Andrew HewittCast:
Garrett Hedlund, Oscar Isaac, Louise Bourgoin, Walton Goggins, Mark Wahlberg, Dania Ramirez, Fran Kranz, Matt Jones, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Del Zamora (more)Plots(1)
Mojave is a classical, cerebral thriller about a brilliant, near-suicidal artist, Thomas (Garrett Hedlund), who attempts to escape his privileged existence into the desert only to encounter a homicidal, chameleon-like drifter - Jack (Oscar Isaac). Their first encounter at a campfire sets up a nonstop, violent duel of physical and intellectual equals. The game intensifies when Jack, while in murderous pursuit of Thomas, witnesses Thomas' accidental killing of an innocent man he has mistaken for Jack. The chase moves from the spectacular vistas of the American desert to a noir Los Angeles, where Jack discovers Thomas' notoriety as an artist and continues to remake his own identity in relentless pursuit of his victim, culminating in a vortex of criminality and brutality as Thomas emerges as an equally dangerous opponent. (A24)
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Mojave is an average thriller starring Oscar Isaac, an unfortunate choice for the killer. With his blond mane, Garrett Hedlund may appeal to the female audience, but he does not arouse much sympathy as the main character in danger. The conflict between the hero and the villain and the chemistry between them should drive the film, but it’s all rather dull and not thought through. Poor work with the characters.
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Quite good prerequisites for it to be an interesting movie, but since at least a bit of tension is expected from a thriller, the film quite missed the mark. It's not suspenseful, you're just waiting to see what comes out of it in the end. Well, not much comes out of it. Relatively boring spectacle with interesting actors and untapped potential.
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