Desierto VOD Release Date
The movie Desierto is already released on VOD in the USA and UK.
A group of people trying to cross the border from Mexico into the United States encounter a man who has taken up border patrol duties in his own racist hands.
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What do the critics say?
Based on 15 Desierto VOD reviews, Desierto gets an average VOD review score of 55. The score for all versions is 55 based on a total of 60 reviews.
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thefilmstage.comVOD
A tense thriller of survival set against a desolate landscape of quiet austerity until the deafening sound of our heroes’ pursuer returns after a brief respite allowing these st...
2636d agoB-/A+
www.avclub.comVOD
Desierto looks to the border for B-movie thrills.
2636d ago75/100
www.washingtonpost.comVOD
This earthbound tale has a poignant political message — and not a subtle one.
2636d agoB-/A+
ew.comVOD
Immigration has been a hot-button issue in the race for the White House. And there’s no denying that it’s a complicated subject. Sadly, you won’t find any of that complexity in ...
2636d ago70/100
variety.comVOD
Gael Garcia Bernal plays a migrant worker crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in this brutal and relentless chase thriller.
2636d ago70/100
www.wsj.comVOD
When a truck full of migrants trying to cross into the U.S. breaks down, a vigilante begins to kill them one by one.
2636d ago60/100
www.thewrap.comVOD
“Gravity” co-writer Jonás Cuarón goes heavy on tired action movie tropes and light on ideas in Mexico’s Oscar entry.
2636d ago50/100
www.hollywoodreporter.comVOD
Writer-director Jonas Cuaron's sharply made but simplistic second feature shares a reductive view of immigrant and border issues.
2636d ago2/4
www.rogerebert.comVOD
With its combination of an unapologetically pulpy basic concept and overt sociopolitical commentary, “Desierto” seems like the kind of movie that the late, great Sam Fuller hims...
2636d ago40/100
www.villagevoice.comVOD
Formulaic survival-horror flick Desierto, which pits a racist gringo against a group of Mexican border crossers, is only superficially different from other slasher films.
2636d ago2/5
wegotthiscovered.comVOD
Desierto is one of those movies that's nasty without reason, and never really finds its stride by way of tone or message.
2636d ago2/5
www.austinchronicle.comVOD
A lean, mean chase movie that plays like equal parts Donald Trump’s immigration policy, Steven Spielberg’s Duel, and Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes, Cuarón’s desert-based take...
2636d ago2/5
www.theguardian.comVOD
Director Jonás Cuarón has some of his father Alfonso’s knack for physical tension, but his second feature is limited by its monochrome morality.
2636d ago1.5/4
www.slantmagazine.comVOD
But the film quickly devolves into a third-rate The Most Dangerous Game.
2636d ago30/100
www.nytimes.comVOD
The movie isn’t interested in fully developed characters, just carnage.
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