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Ask the Dust (2005)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:5
Rotten:15
Average Rating:3.4/10
Consensus: Though Hayek is luminous, Farrell seems miscast, and the film fails to capture the gritty, lively edginess of the book upon which it's based.
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for some sexuality, nudity and language.
Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Mar 10, 2006 Limited
Box Office: $630,802
Synopsis: From the director of CHINATOWN comes a tale of small-town dreams and big-city challenges. Colin Farrell plays a down-and-out writer in 1930s L.A. who dreams of making it big, and Salma Hayek plays... From the director of CHINATOWN comes a tale of small-town dreams and big-city challenges. Colin Farrell plays a down-and-out writer in 1930s L.A. who dreams of making it big, and Salma Hayek plays his lover, a waitress who also wants to rise above her station. [More]
Starring: Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins
Starring: Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins, Charlie Hunnam, William R. Mapother, Justin Kirk, Idina Menzel, Dion Basco, Tamara Craig Thomas
Director: Robert Towne
Director: Robert Towne
Studio: Paramount Pictures
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The disc includes two extras: an audio commentary by writer/ director Robert Towne and cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, and a 'making of' featurette.
Farrell is one of the most consistently intriguing actors of the past 10 years, but he is woefully miscast here.
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