Queen of the desert does a lot to tell a story of friendship and like all road trips, there are a couple of bumps a long the way. I love all the outfits and the shots of them in the desert are spectacular! I honestly wish there was less of a plot and more vibes. Trying to ground the film with a complicated made not so complicated “I have a son” subplot, as well as the constant dead naming and…
I can’t name even 5 men that could be in a movie like this today holy moly those were some MEN! They look cool as hell shooting at whatever and Val Kilmer giving the best Johnny depp performance of Johnny depps career! I was eating Taco Bell while watching and never felt more emasculated than when Kurt Russell slaps the shit out of Billy Bob Thornton. Billy Zane doing THEATRE?! Tomas Hayden church looking sad. And of course the NRAs…
I pray to god every night that I never become this dude. Literally my biggest fear is to be someone that people don’t want to be around. And I think this is funny enough to portray that type of person. But it feels more like and extended i think you should leave sketch than a real movie. It’s funny and I laughed a whole lot, but none of this felt really real, and the fact this is an a24 artsy…
