Master explorer and former US Navy Seal Dirk Pitt and his wisecracking buddy Al Giordino goes on the adventure of a lifetime of seeking out a lost Civil War ironclad battleship known as the "Ship of Death" that protects a secret cargo is lost somewhere in the deserts of West Africa. But while the two cross paths with a beautiful and brilliant U.N. scientist Dr. Eva Rojas who is being hounded by a ruthless dictator. She believes that the hidden treasure may be connected to a larger problem that threatens the world around them. Hunting for a ship that no one else thinks exists, Dirk, Al, and Eva must rely on their wits and their daring heroics to outsmart dangerous warlords, survive the threatening terrain, and get to the bottom of both mysteries. Master explorer Dirk Pitt goes on the adventure of a lifetime of seeking out a lost Civil War battleship known as the "Ship of Death" in the deserts of West Africa while helping a WHO doctor being hounded by a ruthless dictator. This movie was absolute crap from start to finsih.i was totally turned off by the fact that no one took the time to try and find out what the heck Nigeria looks like. I grew up in Lagos, and there definitely isn't a single part of the city that looks anything like the crap they had in this movie and people who do not have enough money for medicine cannot make it to Lagos and back in week . . . shame on Hollywood for exploiting Africa yet again. Also Nigerian Muslims do not dress in black swaths of cloth around their faces, and I'm pretty sure they could have found Nigerians in the United States to tell them what the accent sounds like, because none of the people in this movie come close . . . not even. The Niger river does not run through Lagos, it most definitely does not run through the Sahara desert (it's a desert for crying out loud. Other than that, the movie has no plot and the dialogue is pretty bad too. I remember reading loads of Clive Cussler-books when i was about 14-15 or so. My Cussler-period lasted until i was maybe 17 and "Sahara" was one of the books i read. I opened one of the old Cussler-books just a few months ago to see if i could still appreciate it, but i found the book to be horrible. Poorly written, unexciting and dull. I guess i grew away from it. But i still have my memories from when i first read his books and i remember "Sahara" being one of the more outrageous and entertaining.<br/><br/>Dirk Pitt is played by Matthew McConaughey who is of course completely wrong for the role judged by the book, as is Steve Zahn as Gilardino. First of all McConaughey should be older and Zahn should be a stocky Italian guy. But that aside they both fit nicely into the picture. The story has been quite substantially altered compared to the book which was probably a good move. The book is completely bereft of any aspirations at realism. The movie is better while still retaining the playful imagination that is Cusslers trademark.<br/><br/>So is this a funny adventure-movie? Or a good action-flick? Well, it's not that bad at least. The action-scenes are well made enough and the adventure-feeling is reasonably present. The thing that disturbed me most was that the story felt rushed in many places. The characters would start doing something and then the next second they would be transported several hours forward in time doing something completely different. I don't know if it's bad editing, lack of money or just an attempt to tighten up the script. All i know is it feels strange at times.<br/><br/>For the adventure-movie buff there is really not that much to choose from in todays movies. The glorious days of Indiana Jones have passed and left a blank space in it's wake. A space that different movies have since tried to fill, for instance movies like "National Treasure". They haven't done a very good job in my opinion and "Sahara" comes closer than most. While this is a movie that is instantly forgettable, it's a pretty fun ride while it lasts. Which is really all you can demand of a movie like this one. I rate it 6/10. Takes the action/adventure story to new heights of preposterousness. In a way, that's not a bad thing, since it allows a certain level of guilty enjoyment.
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