Dirk Pitt: adventure has a new name.
When master explorer Dirk Pitt (Matthew McConaughey) finds a fabled coin linked to a historical legend, he takes on the adventure of his life as he embarks on a treasure hunt through some of the most dangerous regions of West Africa. As they search for what locals call the "Ship of Death" - a long-lost Civil War battleship that protects a secret cargo - Dirk and his wisecracking sidekick, Al Giordino (Steve Zahn), meet Dr Eva Rojas (Penélope Cruz), a beautiful and brilliant doctor who believes that the hidden treasure may be connected to a larger problem that threatens the world around them.
Hunting for a ship that no one else thinks exists, Dirk, Al and Eva must rely on their wits and their daring heroics to outsmart dangerous warlords, survive the threatening terrain and get to the bottom of both mysteries.
Special Agent Matti
Oh boy, you know you're in trouble when the lead character is called Dirk Pitt®.
Sahara is a pot-boiler action adventure movie that has little in common with the campness of Indiana Jones and more with the fun of Gun Runners Monthly. There is an explosion or shoot-out every 12 minutes or so. The script never requires anyone to speak more than two sentences at a time. The bad guys hardly even speak at all. There is only one chick in the movie and she ends up in a bikini. In the surf. With the hero.
There are no surprises in Sahara but you didn't expect any, did you?
Matthew McConaughey has nice abs.
M (Low level violence)
127 minutes (2:07 hours)
Film: 7 April 2005