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Dust

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After falling in love with the same woman, two brothers (Joseph Fiennes, David Wenham) fight for opposing sides of a battle between Turks and Macedonians.
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Empire Magazine Rated: 2/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Megan Lehmann New York Post The bloodthirsty Dust lurches so wildly and meaninglessly between genres and time frames that all it creates is motion sickness. Rated: 1/4 Aug 21, 2003 Full Review Elvis Mitchell New York Times Dazzling and dazed. Rated: 3/5 Aug 21, 2003 Full Review Daniel Kasman d+kaz. intelligent movie reviews Rated: C+ Aug 7, 2004 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com our brains are numbed into oblivion Rated: 1.5/5 Nov 25, 2003 Full Review Barbara Goslawski Boxoffice Magazine The two eras presented in this film may display similar violent dispositions but ultimately their overriding sensibilities are just too different to integrate. Rated: 2/5 Aug 31, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I felt the delivery was awkward and shouldn't have been a focal point of a story like this if the story they were telling was a good one and had anything to it. It's just two stories without enough material for one. Also, as far as the voice over narration goes... there was just too much of it. Oh, yay, unnecessary subtitles... that'll let the storytelling shine. This is not the Fiennes movie you are looking for, move along. You see how much I wrote, it's not always a bad thing when this much is written but this time it is. Dust is what this should have been turned to before anyone saw it, would have been more useful as actual dust. Oh look, Jimmy ‘Loose Thumbs' found the great Turkish treasure... sure he'll spend it all on a dope Lexus. Maybe I am underestimating it, but I don't like the storytelling narrative or style to be the most jarring thing about a movie. Sure, the final shoot-out is entertaining but one man against dozens of armed Turks.... c'mon, even Westley had help saving the Princess Bride. End is just totally dumb and stupid. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member This is not an easy movie. There is much violence and even some involving animals. It seems most critics failed to see past their reactions to understand the point of the violence. None of it was gratuitous but necessary to tell the story truthfully. The characters and motivations were not spoon fed to audiences in the first 10 minutes, which seems to "shake off the fleas" who cannot follow the saga through it's vast scope and incredible twists and revelations. Dust is an incredible movie, but hard...which some view as a negative while I count it as brilliance, if done well, as this move is. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Dust is dreck. One of the worst written westerns of all time. Every character in the film is portrayed unrealistically. I hated the character of Edge. Every other line that came out of his mouth was a curse word. I mean, I have no bias against cursing, but cursing has to be merited in order for it to work as a line in a script. The script has Edge constantly saying "fuck", over and over again. Also, the violence is way over the top, and happens way too often in the film. It made no sense. Violence in films also needs to merited too, whether it is to shock or advance the story. This film is nothing but a long montage of characters getting hurt and cursing. It didn't take long for me to realize that I had enough. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Wonderful acting by Joseph Fiennes. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Dame M Pay no attention to the negative reviews. This is not a a paint by numbers Hollywood action movie where every little detail is spelled out for the audience. This is an expertly shot, smartly edited eastern western, with great action set pieces, bloody violence and a story that spans a century. A movie that Quentin Tarantino can only dream of making! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/05/16 Full Review Audience Member GREAT FILM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After falling in love with the same woman, two brothers (Joseph Fiennes, David Wenham) fight for opposing sides of a battle between Turks and Macedonians.
Director
Milcho Manchevski
Producer
Chris Auty, Vesna Jovanoska, Domenico Procacci
Screenwriter
Milcho Manchevski
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Film Consortium, Medusa Film, Fandango
Rating
R (Language|Strong Violence|Sexual Content)
Genre
Western, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 22, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 1, 2007
Runtime
2h 4m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital
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