Slow Burn (2000)A distinguished explorer finds herself stranded in the Mexican desert with two escaped convicts and a stash of diamonds. Director:Christian Ford |
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Slow Burn (2000)A distinguished explorer finds herself stranded in the Mexican desert with two escaped convicts and a stash of diamonds. Director:Christian Ford |
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Jennifer Ann Evans | ... |
Paulina McTeague
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| Stuart Wilson | ... |
Frank Norris
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Nicole Fellows | ... |
Trina, 11 Years
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| Caprice Benedetti | ... |
Catalina McTeague
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| Chris Mulkey | ... | ||
| Minnie Driver | ... |
Trina McTeague
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| James Spader | ... |
Marcus
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Two Americans, with their young daughter Trina, live in the northern Mexican desert, searching for family diamonds lost years before. Jump ahead, Trina's parents are mysteriously dead, and Trina, now grown, continues the search against the advice of Frank, an old family friend. Two gringo convicts, recently escaped from the Matamoros prison and headed for Texas, stumble upon the diamonds then find Trina and ask her for a ride. She realizes they've found the diamonds, keeps that from them, and tries to spirit the diamonds away. Various alliances form and break, one of the convicts tries to convince her to abandon her quest, and Frank watches from a distance. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Beautiful scenery, including Minnie Driver, but not much else. She remains striking while all the other males in the cast have their skin fall off due to the climate. This movie is clearly a ripoff of the classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", merely substituting diamonds for gold dust. I never could understand the relationships between the characters. Why did she not bolt at the first opportunity, or sleep with one of them? (Either answer would have made more sense than the plot line.)There wan't anyone to root FOR. A hero or heroine would have been nice!