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Desert Blue (1998)

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Average Rating: 4.7/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 4

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Average Rating: 3.1/5
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Morgan J. Freeman directed this comedy-drama that takes place in the desert town of Baxter Beach, California, where the locals, lookers, visitors and slackers include dreamer Blue (Brendan Sexton III), pipe-bomb babe Ely (Christina Ricci), all-terrain-vehicle champ Pete (Casey Affleck), nerdy Sandy (Sara Gilbert), TV star Skye (Kate Hudson), and chubby Cale (Ethan Suplee). Blue's dad, who had hoped to bring water to the town, died mysteriously in a hotel fire, leaving an abandoned water slide,

R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Drama, Comedy

Morgan J. Freeman

Dec 28, 1999

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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All Critics (29) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (12) | DVD (5)

Strains itself in trying to be relentlessly offbeat.

November 17, 2009 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
TheMovieReport.com

...coast[s] along on the charisma of the actors...

October 9, 2002 Comment
Reel Film Reviews

This quirky and endearing film celebrates the ways in which people can bond together, share dreams, and change their lives in the midst of a crisis.

March 5, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | Comment
Spirituality and Practice

Another reason to abolish the now-abhorrent [Sundance] festival altogether.

April 5, 2001 Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | Comment
Matinee Magazine
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Audience Reviews for Desert Blue

A small town in the California desert and a young all star cast (with an appropriate alt/indie soundtrack supporting them) consider metaphysical stuff. Meant to be cooler than it actually is cool, everyone does manage to look mah-velous. Like the town though nobody's going anywhere.

June 22, 2011
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Cast: Casey Affleck, Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci, John Heard, Ethan Suplee, Sara Gilbert, Peter Sarsgaard, Lee Holmes, Michael Ironside Director: Morgan J. Freeman Summary: When the FBI quarantines a seemingly nondescript town that boasts a random roadside attraction -- the world's largest ice

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