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Matthew McConaughey, Penelope Cruz, Rainn Wilson, William H. Macy, Dayna Cussler ...( see more  see more... ) , Delroy Lindo , Glynn Turman , Jude Akuwudike , Lambert Wilson , Lennie James , Steve Zahn

Master explorer Dirk Pitt takes on the adventure of his life when he embarks on a treasure hunt through some of the most dangerous regions of West Africa. Searching for what locals call the "Ship of D...( read more  read more... )eath," a long lost Civil War battleship that protects a secret cargo, Pitt and his wisecracking sidekick use their wits and clever heroics to help Doctor Eva Rojas when they realize the ship may be linked to mysterious deaths in the very same area.

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PG-13, 2 hr. 7 min.

Directed by: Breck Eisner

Release Date: April 8, 2005

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DVD Release Date: August 30, 2005

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  • ironclad1609
    January 2, 2010
    ironclad1609
    People who enjoyed the National Treasure films should have a good time with this action adventure as well. Beautiful settings, a cast who obviously had fun and plenty of action makes for an entertaining film, that certainly won't win any awards for originality or plot twists but ...( read more)easily keeps you interested for the two hours. Additionally, the film doesn't take itself too seriously and knows exactly what it is good at. Whoever doesn't expect more from a film should not regret spending two hours with these treasure hunting adventurers in the desert.
  • ScoopOnline
    December 8, 2009
    ScoopOnline
    Tiny bit of everything, what I mostly enjoyed was the Humor in the Movie.
  • SirPant
    September 23, 2009
    SirPant
    It?s all good fun but it ain?t no Indiana Jones!
  • susanriley
    June 20, 2009
    susanriley
    Was as good as I expected it to be, which was not very...cheesiness abounds, and Matthew McConnaughey young Ron Jeremy look is kind of creepy...
  • mrpopcorn
    November 23, 2008
    mrpopcorn
    "Dirk Pitt. Adventure has a new name."

    Matthew McConaughey stars as explorer and adventurer Dirk Pitt in this adaptation of the best-selling novel by Clive Cussler. Pitt thinks he may have found both a fortune and the answer to a long-standing mystery when he discovers a ...( read more)rare coin in the waters of a river in West Africa. During the Civil War, an ironclad battleship with a valuable cargo went missing, and Pitt's theory is that the coin places the ship somewhere in the Sahara Desert. Pitt and his goofy sidekick, Al Giordino (Steve Zahn), set out to find it, but along the way they make the acquaintance of Dr. Eva Rojas (Penélope Cruz), a scientist and physician who is trying to determine the source of a strange and deadly disease sweeping the nation. As Eva joins Dirk and Al, they begin to wonder if the mysteries they're trying to uncover might be somehow linked.

    Review
    Basically this is a weaker Indiana Jones movie, with the hero getting out of narrow escapes and searching for treasure while trying to fight evil. The big difference here is that Dirk Pitt is a former Navy Seal, not a scholar like Indy.

    It's a rather formulaic action/thriller with very little in the way of surprises. If you think that 'x' will happen, it does. The only thing that surprised me was how good Matthew McConaughey was as an action star, alhtough he is a little too tanned. While he's no Schwarzenegger or even Harrison Ford, he pulled off the role of Dirk Pitt very well. Steve Zahn also provides excellent comic relief.

    I don't know if its worthy enough to spawn sequels (although it is a little bit late for that now), but it could be a big hit if they still wanna push through with it, which is obviously what Paramount thought when it bought the rights to Clive Cussler's book (who wrote tons of sequels). Still, its not a bad movie and may be worth your while.
  • Yelverton
    February 3, 2010
    Yelverton
    I actually loved this movie, and it's one of the last ones that I ever saw with my father.
  • stephanlottering
    January 27, 2010
    stephanlottering
    Action-adventure that will knock your socks right off....not that Penelope Cruz can't do that anyway....very good fun to watch...fast-paced and action packed
  • ghosttrigger
    January 22, 2010
    ghosttrigger
    wasn't bad, Penelope annoyed me at times, but it was all in all good, the actors were awsome and kept making me laugh
  • SweetyTerrorxXx
    December 30, 2009
    SweetyTerrorxXx
    A very good surprise of this TV afternoon!

    After having laughed my ass off rewatching the great "Le petit baigneur", (1968, with the legend of humour Louis de Funès), and before to rewatch the beautiful Last of the Mohicans, I discovered this full of action nice adventure movie....( read more)

    Surfing on the wave of Indiana Jones (father of all), Tomb Raider or National Treasure (all series of movies I love so much), this movie is anyways original and succeed to entertain us a lot.
    Good cast help it also of course!

    I didn't think it was that full of fights and chases, and thought it would be average.
    I was wrong, I must admitt!

    Makes also think to Lord of War, Blood Diamond, The Rundown...
    Of course, as millions of movies have been made in history, we always can find references. It doesn't mean new films aren't originals, creatives...
    Avatar is a great proof of it I think.
  • krisleightate
    December 28, 2009
    krisleightate
    very good interpretation of the book

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  • crosscountrychick882
    April 17, 2007
    crosscountrychick882
    I love this movie! It has such a great atmosphere to it. The cast is great and so is the music. It is action-packed and comical. All-around great movie!
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