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| Holly Acton | .... | lead compositor: Double Negative |
| Oliver Atherton | .... | roto/paint artist: Double Negative |
| Adrian Banton | .... | lead compositor: Double Negative |
| Murray Barber | .... | compositor: Double Negative |
| John Benn | .... | scanning and recording line up: Cinesite |
| James Benson | .... | 3D artist: Double Negative |
| Andrew Booth | .... | creative supervisor: computer and video effects, AVC Productions |
| Vanessa Boyce | .... | 3D artist: Double Negative |
| Mara Bryan | .... | visual effects supervisor |
| Gavin Buckley | .... | visual effects editor |
| Simon Bunker | .... | 3D shader development: Cinesite |
| Jason Burnett | .... | scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC |
| Andy Burrow | .... | scanning manager: Framestore CFC |
| Billy A. Campbell | .... | visual effects editor (as Billy Campbell) |
| Martin Caulton | .... | computer and video technician: AVC Productions |
| Lee Chidwick | .... | data operations: Cinesite |
| Frazer Churchill | .... | visual effects supervisor: Double Negative |
| James Clarke | .... | scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC |
| Richard Clarke | .... | computer graphics supervisor: Double Negative |
| Grant Connor | .... | Inferno artist: Cinesite |
| Ryan Cook | .... | computer graphics supervisor: Double Negative |
| Ciaran Crowley | .... | compositor: Double Negative |
| Sean Danischevsky | .... | compositor: Double Negative |
| Martin R. Davison | .... | 2D compositor: Cinesite (as Martin Davidson) |
| Merche Delgado | .... | 3D texture & lighting: Cinesite |
| Paul Doogan | .... | scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC |
| Jonathan Dredge | .... | scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC |
| Dave Early | .... | digital matte painter: Cinesite (as David Early) |
| Paul Edwards | .... | visual effects line producer: Cinesite |
| Jonathan Fawkner | .... | visual effects supervisor: Framestore CFC |
| Jami Gigot | .... | 3D modelling: Cinesite (as Jamie Gigot) |
| Toby Glover | .... | graphic designer: AVC Productions |
| Joe Godfrey | .... | scanning: digital clean up and shoot: Framestore CFC |
| Dianne Gordon | .... | data operator: Framestore CFC |
| Charlie Habanananda | .... | data operator: Framestore CFC |
| Jonathan Hall | .... | computer and video technician: AVC Productions (as Jon Hall) |
| Sandro Henriques | .... | roto artist: Cinesite |
| Grant Hewlett | .... | 3D lighting lead: Cinesite |
| Jan Hogevold | .... | production executive: Framestore CFC |
| Katie Houston | .... | visual effects assistant |
| Charles Howell | .... | visual effects coordinator: Framestore CFC |
| David Hyde | .... | technical supervisor: Cinesite |
| Claire Inglis | .... | compositor: Double Negative |
| Alex Ireland | .... | compositor: Double Negative |
| Andrew Jeffery | .... | digital grader: Cinesite |
| Allan Torp Jensen | .... | 3D tracking: Cinesite |
| Lorraine Johnson | .... | scanning and recording manager: Cinesite |
| Pete Jopling | .... | compositor: Double Negative (as Peter Jopling) |
| Helen Judd | .... | visual effects coordinator: Cinesite (as Helen Hudd) |
| Tim Keene | .... | visual effects producer: Framestore CFC |
| John Kilshaw | .... | 3D artist: Double Negative |
| Serena Lam | .... | roto/paint artist: Double Negative |
| James Lamb | .... | visual effects producer |
| Dan Lavender | .... | lead technical director: Framestore CFC |
| Christopher Learmonth | .... | editorial: Avid, Cinesite (as Chris Learmonth) |
| Phillip Leonhardt | .... | lead compositor: Double Negative |
| Richard Little | .... | 2D compositor: Cinesite |
| Kevin Lowery | .... | scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC |
| Chris McBride | .... | computer and video supervisor: AVC Productions |
| Fay McConkey | .... | visual effects producer: Double Negative |
| Dan McRae | .... | scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC |
| Ivan Mena | .... | compositor: Double Negative |
| Maria Michalopoulou | .... | data operator: Framestore CFC |
| Neil Miller | .... | matte painter: Double Negative |
| Alice Mitchell | .... | compositor: Double Negative |
| Fernanda Moreno | .... | 3D animator: Cinesite |
| Mike Morrison | .... | digital grading assistant: Framestore CFC |
| Tristan Myles | .... | lead compositor: Double Negative |
| Stuart Nippard | .... | data operator: Framestore CFC |
| Paul Norris | .... | lead compositor: Double Negative |
| Dan Perry | .... | scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC |
| Fred Place | .... | compositor: Double Negative |
| Rupert Porter | .... | visual effects producer: post production |
| Cristina Puente | .... | compositor: Double Negative |
| Sandra Reis | .... | roto/paint artist: Double Negative |
| Laurent-Paul Robert | .... | 3D artist: Double Negative |
| Richard Roberts | .... | Inferno artist: Cinesite |
| Tom Rolfe | .... | lead compositor: Double Negative |
| Gavin Round | .... | digital lab editorial: Framestore CFC |
| Gia Sadhwani | .... | 3D artist: Double Negative |
| David Sewell | .... | 2D digital supervisor: Cinesite |
| Gaël Seydoux | .... | 3D artist: Double Negative |
| Matthew Shaw | .... | compositor: Double Negative |
| William Skellorn | .... | visual effects editorial: Double Negative |
| Matina Skouteri | .... | scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC |
| Alex Smith | .... | lead compositor: Cinesite |
| Jim Steel | .... | compositor: Double Negative |
| Marc Stevenson | .... | 3D tracking: Cinesite (as Mark Stevenson) |
| Jelena Stojanovic | .... | compositor: Double Negative (as Jelena Stojanavic) |
| Maria Stroka | .... | shoot/film recording manager: Framestore CFC |
| Courtney Vanderslice | .... | executive producer: Cinesite (as Courtney Vanderslice-Law) |
| Paola Varvaro | .... | scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC |
| Steve Wagendorp | .... | title compositor: Framestore CFC |
| Niki Wakefield | .... | compositor: Double Negative |
| Karen Wand | .... | lead compositor: Cinesite (as Karen Want) |
| Pieter Warmington | .... | lead 3D artist: Double Negative |
| Sharon Warmington | .... | roto/paint artist: Double Negative |
| Rebecca Waters | .... | lead 3D artist: Double Negative (as Becky Waters) |
| Royston Willcocks | .... | 3D digital supervisor: Cinesite |
| Angie Wills | .... | visual effects producer: Cinesite |
| Kathy Wise | .... | data operations: Cinesite |
| Annabel Wright | .... | scanning: digital clean up and shoot, Framestore CFC |
| Florian Zachau | .... | 2D compositor: Cinesite (as Florian Zachu) |
| Paul Alexiou | .... | runner: Double Negative (uncredited) |
| Keith Barton | .... | production support: Cinesite (uncredited) |
| Richard Briscoe | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
| Lyndy Brown | .... | studio manager: Baseblack (uncredited) |
| Mike Bryant | .... | data I/O: Cinesite (uncredited) |
| Kevin Campbell | .... | software developer (uncredited) |
| Mike Connolly | .... | digital compositor: Baseblack (uncredited) |
| Brenda Coxon | .... | production manager: Cinesite (uncredited) |
| Tiffany Cullum | .... | 3D manager: Cinesite (uncredited) |
| Jerome Dewhurst | .... | di engineer (uncredited) |
| Jonathan East | .... | render wrangler: Cinesite (uncredited) |
| Stephen Elson | .... | visual effects producer: Baseblack (uncredited) |
| Paul J. Franklin | .... | pre-viz animator: Double Negative (uncredited) |
| Adam Gefen | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
| Gavin Graham | .... | technical director: Double Negative (uncredited) |
| José Granell | .... | model unit supervisor: Cinesite (uncredited) |
| Andy Hague | .... | visual effects editorial (uncredited) |
| Alistair Hamer | .... | film mastering engineer (uncredited) |
| Pete Hanson | .... | studio manager: Double Negative (uncredited) |
| Simon Haslett | .... | digital effects supervisor (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Hattingh | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative (uncredited) |
| Michael Hull | .... | previsual animation: Double Negative (uncredited) |
| Antony Hunt | .... | executive producer: Cinesite (uncredited) |
| Jack James | .... | online editor (uncredited) |
| Simon Johnson | .... | scanning and recording: Cinesite (uncredited) |
| Per Karefelt | .... | researh & development: Baseblack (uncredited) |
| Andrew Koutsou | .... | match move technician (uncredited) |
| John Kozak | .... | researh & development: Baseblack (uncredited) |
| Brian Krijgsman | .... | digital compositor: Framestore CFC (uncredited) |
| Pedro Lara | .... | digital artist: Double Negative (uncredited) |
| Steve Lynn | .... | technical support (uncredited) |
| James McKeown | .... | modeller (uncredited) |
| Jan Meade | .... | projectionist: Cinesite (uncredited) |
| Evonne Merlicek | .... | digital effects artist (uncredited) |
| Danielle Nadal | .... | digital I/O (uncredited) |
| Donal Nolan | .... | digital compositor: Baseblack (uncredited) |
| Chris Panton | .... | digital compositor: Baseblack (uncredited) |
| Venetia Penna | .... | scanning and recording: Cinesite (uncredited) |
| Daniel Pettipher | .... | production manager: Cinesite (uncredited) |
| William Powloski | .... | visual effects consultant (uncredited) |
| Dave Robinson | .... | systems engineer (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Sawyer | .... | digital effects artist (uncredited) |
| Petra Schwane | .... | digital compositor: Baseblack (uncredited) |
| Aatesh Shah | .... | systems engineer: Framestore CFC (uncredited) |
| Nigel Stone | .... | director of photography: model unit (uncredited) |
| Geraldine Swayne | .... | digital compositor: Baseblack (uncredited) |
| Marios Theodosi | .... | digital effects artist (uncredited) |
| Maggie Walby | .... | digital I/O: Cinesite (uncredited) |
| Val Wardlaw | .... | visual effects supervisor: Baseblack (uncredited) |
| Ollie Weigall | .... | film assistant (uncredited) |
| Stephen Willey | .... | systems engineer (uncredited) |
| Patrick Zentis | .... | matte painter (uncredited) |
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| Mohamed Essaghir Aabach | .... | crowd marshall (as Mohamed Abach) |
| Elabdi Abdelhadi | .... | location assistant: Morocco (as Elabdi Abelhadi) |
| Najib Abjenofiq | .... | location runner: Erfoud |
| Ahmed Abounouom | .... | production services: Dune Films (as Jimmy Abounouom) |
| Karim Abouobayd | .... | production services: Dune Films |
| Ahmed Achouba | .... | assistant accountant |
| David Adamthwaite | .... | paramedic: Morocco |
| Mustapha Adidou | .... | assistant location manager: Morocco |
| Rory Aitken | .... | assistant: Stephanie Austin |
| Naïma Alaoui | .... | location coordinator: Morocco (as Naima Alaoui) |
| Philip Amadeus | .... | co-pilot: Agusta 109, aerial unit |
| Mehdi Ammani | .... | location runner: second unit |
| Amin Amriah | .... | assistant accountant (as Amine Ameriah) |
| Russel Anderton | .... | paramedic: Morocco (as Russell Atherton) |
| Maria Jose Argenta | .... | assistant accountant |
| Hassan Aridal | .... | office production assistant |
| Khalid Awtoul | .... | assistant location manager: second unit |
| Salah Azadou | .... | camel assistant |
| Salah Azadou | .... | horse assistant |
| Zohra Ouelad Bada | .... | coordinator: Dune Films (as Zahra Oulad Bada) |
| Mohammed Ait Bajja | .... | unit nurse: Morocco |
| Mercedes Barbod | .... | production secretary |
| Patricia Barr | .... | unit nurse |
| Bill Barringer | .... | location manager: UK |
| Jeremy Bau | .... | location manager: Morocco |
| Kawtar Bellafquih | .... | production secretary |
| Soumaya Bellafquih | .... | production secretary: Morocco, second unit |
| Mona Benjamin | .... | production coordinator: Morocco |
| Ahmed Berrami | .... | assistant accountant |
| Khalid Boulasai | .... | location manager: Morocco (as Khalid Boulasri) |
| Jean Bourne | .... | script supervisor |
| Khalid Bouslamy | .... | assistant location manager: Morocco (as Khalid Bouslamti) |
| Suzanne Bowdler | .... | paramedic: Morocco |
| Reginald Brian Bradley | .... | jet boat supervisor: marine unit |
| Julie Brown | .... | script supervisor: second unit |
| Daniel Burton | .... | unit nurse: second unit |
| María Cabello | .... | location assistant (as Maria Cabello) |
| Michael Caraher | .... | zodiac captain: marine unit |
| Usha Chaman | .... | assistant production coordinator: Morocco |
| Paul Chandler | .... | unit mechanic: Morocco |
| John C. Chaney | .... | assistant: Matthew McConaughey (as John Chaney) |
| John C. Chaney | .... | security: Matthew McConaughey (as John Chaney) |
| Eddie Chow | .... | personal trainer: Matthew McConaughey (as Ed Chow) |
| Mohamed Chrouate | .... | assistant location manager: Morocco |
| Tom Clode | .... | safety engineer: aerial unit |
| Diarmuid Coghlan | .... | trainee assistant accountant |
| Diane Conn | .... | executive assistant: Mace Neufeld |
| Michael Conran | .... | health and safety consultant |
| Paul Cooke | .... | paramedic: Morocco |
| Stuart Crichton | .... | paramedic: Morocco |
| Matt Curtis | .... | title designer: end titles |
| Susan d'Arcy | .... | unit publicist (as Susan D'Arcy) |
| Marwan Darif | .... | assistant location manager: second unit |
| Kathy Day | .... | executive assistant: Mace Neufeld |
| David Dean | .... | health and safety consultant |
| Kelly DeTample | .... | assistant production office coordinator: Los Angeles |
| Alain Dominiecki | .... | assistant accountant |
| Michael Douglas | .... | dock master |
| Michael Douglas | .... | marine buyer |
| Guy Drayton | .... | diver |
| Sophie Drouin | .... | production accountant: Morocco |
| Chris Duggan | .... | marine captain: marine unit |
| Cheryl Dunford | .... | unit lock-up skipper: marine unit |
| Arnaud Duterque | .... | location manager: second unit |
| Cristina Ecija | .... | assistant: Denise O'Dell & Mark Albela |
| Thomas David Ellin | .... | marine engineer |
| John Graham France | .... | shore support: marine unit |
| Christina Giffen | .... | assistant: Penelope Cruz |
| Robbie Gleeson | .... | office production assistant |
| Andy Godden | .... | title designer: main titles, Ingredient |
| Zoila Gomez | .... | production coordinator: Los Angeles |
| José María González Sinde | .... | location manager supervisor: Spain (as Jose Maria Gonzalez Sinde) |
| Glen Goodey | .... | support boat skipper: marine unit |
| Anne Marie Gormley | .... | assistant accountant |
| Lynne Greenshields | .... | assistant accountant |
| Patrick Grillo | .... | financial administrator: Kanzaman |
| Patrick Grillo | .... | production accountant: Kanzaman |
| Brendan Gunn | .... | dialect coach |
| Ahmed Hajji | .... | production runner: Morocco, second unit |
| Souheil Halaoui | .... | assistant location manager: Morocco (as Souheil Hallaoui) |
| David Hall | .... | commercial diver: marine unit |
| Peter Harcourt | .... | diver: marine unit |
| Andy Hennigan | .... | financial controller |
| Una Hill | .... | production coordinator: UK |
| Louise Hills | .... | shipping coordinator: UK |
| Paul Hitchcock | .... | poster pictures |
| Alexander Hodgson | .... | office production assistant (as Alex Hodgson) |
| Sammy Horton | .... | assistant accountant |
| Harry Humphries | .... | military and technical advisor |
| Houda Jabrane | .... | unit doctor: Morocco (as Houda Jaorane) |
| Carrie Johnson | .... | unit nurse: UK |
| Harry L. Julian Jr. | .... | assistant marine coordinator (as Harry Julian) |
| Elizabeth Julian | .... | marine accounts |
| Elizabeth Julian | .... | marine operations |
| Lance Julian | .... | marine coordinator |
| Sharon Julian | .... | marine administrator |
| Jonathan Kerr | .... | calliope jet boat captain: marine unit |
| Karim Khakahni | .... | set production assistant: second unit |
| Anil Kurian | .... | assistant: Gus Gustawes |
| Deborah Leakey | .... | assistant accountant |
| Lucette Legot | .... | production liaison: Monaco, Kanzaman |
| Luci Lenox | .... | production coordinator: Spain |
| Nathon S. Lewis | .... | assistant: Steve Zahn (as Nathon Lewis) |
| Giles Litton | .... | utility boat captain: marine unit |
| David Loades | .... | technical consultant (as Dave Loades) |
| Ruben Lopez | .... | location runner: Spain |
| Sylvia Mackintosh | .... | production accountant: UK |
| James Maclear | .... | personal chef: Matthew McConaughey |
| Ismail Madkouri | .... | assistant location manager: Morocco |
| Said Mahjoubi | .... | location runner: second unit |
| Patrick Malone | .... | facility producer |
| Chantal Malrat | .... | production accountant: Morocco |
| Tristin Mann | .... | commercial diver: marine unit |
| Hassan Marouch | .... | production runner: Morocco, second unit |
| Jill McCullough | .... | dialect consultant (as Jill McCulloch) |
| John McHale | .... | pilot: Huey helicopter, aerial unit |
| Kevin McManus | .... | marine welder: marine unit |
| J.C. Merrill | .... | field p&s boat manager: marine unit (as John C. Merrill) |
| Neil Mockler | .... | contact: Arion |
| Ali Moshref | .... | production accountant: Spain |
| Grégoire Mouveau | .... | facility manager: Morocco (as Gregoire Mouveau) |
| Alex Newman | .... | support boat skipper: marine unit |
| John Nixon | .... | armorer |
| Clive Noakes | .... | laboratory contact: Deluxe |
| Andrew Noble | .... | assistant: Breck Eisner |
| Stephen North | .... | safety engineer: aerial unit |
| Steve Parry | .... | paramedic: Morocco |
| Nick Pearson | .... | unit nurse |
| Saray Perez | .... | assistant accountant |
| Debbie Peterson | .... | assistant accountant |
| Francois Poirier | .... | camel assistant |
| Francois Poirier | .... | horse assistant |
| Sally Pollard | .... | office manager: marine unit |
| Fernando Poveda | .... | marine welder: marine unit |
| Cedric Proust | .... | animal trainer |
| Cedric Proust | .... | wrangler |
| Toby Reisz | .... | electronic press kit: Feasible Films Ltd. |
| Mark Rennocks | .... | calliope second engineer: marine unit |
| Sascha Robey | .... | armorer (as Sasha Robey) |
| Alex Rodriguez | .... | location runner: Spain |
| Luisa Rodriguez | .... | trainee assistant accountant |
| Victor Rodriguez | .... | assistant marine engineer: marine unit |
| Félix Rosell | .... | location manager: Spain (as Felix Rosell) |
| Katryna Samut-Tagliaferro | .... | production coordinator (as Katryna Samut Tagliaferro) |
| Ibtisame Semmar | .... | assistant accountant (as Ibtissam Semmar) |
| Rick Senat | .... | poster pictures |
| Ricardo Serrano | .... | location assistant: Spain |
| Dave Shaw | .... | diving coordinator |
| Joss Skottowe | .... | armorer |
| Deborah Smith | .... | office production assistant |
| Tony Smith | .... | armorer |
| Ouhal Souad | .... | unit nurse: Morocco |
| Nick Spetsiotis | .... | marine logistics manager |
| Abderrahim Taha | .... | assistant accountant (as Abderahim Taha) |
| Widad Taha | .... | production coordinator: Morocco |
| Kelly Taylor-Dias | .... | assistant production coordinator: UK |
| Omar Tisli | .... | crowd marshall (as Omar Tisly) |
| Gemma Todd Smithers | .... | assistant accountant (as Gemma Smithers) |
| Alba Tovar | .... | assistant location manager: Spain |
| Marsha Trainer | .... | production coordinator: Los Angeles |
| David Trussell | .... | utility boat captain: marine unit |
| Mike Turner | .... | marine project manager |
| Rafael Valbuena | .... | location runner: Spain |
| Doug Valenzuela | .... | high-speed gunboat captain: marine unit |
| Faye Villalba | .... | production coordinator: Spain |
| Teddy Villalba | .... | assistant location manager: Spain |
| Nick Waldron | .... | base camp manager: Morocco |
| Jo Wallett | .... | production secretary: UK |
| Sebastian Ward | .... | zodiac captain: marine unit |
| John Waterton | .... | ships navigator: marine unit |
| John Waterton | .... | supervisor: Marsha Ann, marine unit |
| Judd Watts | .... | marine support boat skipper (as Oliver Watts) |
| Sam Watts | .... | zodiac captain: marine unit |
| Gary Webber | .... | stand-in: Steve Zahn |
| Betty Williams | .... | production accountant: UK |
| Wayne Williams | .... | jet gunboat senior captain: marine unit |
| Marc Wolff | .... | aerial coordinator |
| Daniel Wright | .... | utility boat skipper: marine unit |
| Barney Wrightson | .... | office production assistant |
| Salvador Yagüe | .... | location manager: Spain (as Salvador Yague) |
| Aurora Yúfera | .... | production coordinator: second unit (as Aurora Yufera) |
| Thierry Zemmour | .... | supervising location manager |
| Michael Betz | .... | liaison: Los Angeles (uncredited) |
| Kristine Bochum | .... | second assistant accountant (uncredited) |
| Arnaud Boussac | .... | assistant location manager (uncredited) |
| Mark Davies | .... | shipping coordinator (uncredited) |
| Stephen French | .... | liaison: UK (uncredited) |
| Michael J. Harker | .... | completion bond company representative (uncredited) |
| Susan Hegarty | .... | dialect coach: Penelope Cruz, pre-production (uncredited) |
| Kathy Hughes | .... | additional script supervisor (uncredited) |
| Carlton Jarvis | .... | medical advisor (uncredited) |
| Luisa Rodriguez Jimenez | .... | accounting assistant (uncredited) |
| Ryan Kavner | .... | production secretary (uncredited) |
| Stephen Lee | .... | video coordinator (uncredited) |
| Barrett J. Leigh | .... | assistant production coordinator (uncredited) |
| David Manzanares | .... | location scout (uncredited) |
| David Melito | .... | assistant accountant: pre-production, USA (uncredited) |
| Michael Monllau | .... | facilities manager (uncredited) |
| Gerard Naprous | .... | horse master (uncredited) |
| Chris Norman | .... | assistant accountant: re-shoots (uncredited) |
| Robert E. Phillips | .... | assistant to producer (uncredited) |
| Michelle Pianca | .... | assistant location manager (uncredited) |
| Cedric Proust | .... | horse master (uncredited) |
| Ben Pugh | .... | production assistant: title sequence and post-production (uncredited) |
| Nancy Sandberg | .... | senior consultant: film production (uncredited) |
| Shawn Tanaka | .... | assistant: William H. Macy (uncredited) |
| Margaret A. Thompson | .... | production coordinator (uncredited) |
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Sahara was a pretty good action movie in the same mold as Indiana Jones, Tomb Raider & National Treasure. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but it probably would not have worked as well without the comedic duo of Matthew McConaughey and Steve Zahn. Penélope Cruz pulled her weight as well. She reminded me so much of Salma Hayek that I would swear they are related.
Treasure Hunters Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino (McConaughey & Zahn) manage to get their hands on a rare confederate coin, apparently which only 5 were made. It would have made quite a collector's item. Dirk has a hunch on where the ship it had originated from is now and also has a theory on how it got there, in the middle of the desert. Dirk manages to convince his boss, Admiral Jim Sandecker (William H. Macy), to loan him his boat for 3 days to search for the missing ship.
Before they get going, they run into two W.H.O. workers, one of who was the beautiful Eva Rojas (Penélope Cruz). They need a ride and manage to get on board with Dirk and Al, but by doing so, they get the attention of an African dictator, who wants to stop them before they get too close.
There are quite a few action scenes and for what it was, I was entertained throughout the movie. More so than I would have though, which is why I waited so long to see it. Like I mentioned above, I do not think I would have enjoyed it as much without McConaughey. He added sort of a friendly charm to the movie and if that is not enough, Penélope Cruz should make up the difference.