Movie Review

Ask the Dust (2006)

Reviewed by | Mar 17, 2006
EW's GRADE
D

Details Limited Release: Mar 10, 2006; Rated: R; Length: 117 Minutes; Genres: Drama, Romance; With: Colin Farrell and Salma Hayek; Distributor: Paramount Classics

Lifeless kitsch. In Robert Towne's ''literary'' film noir, adapted from the celebrated John Fante novel, Colin Farrell, sounding like Gary Cooper on Xanax, meets Salma Hayek, as a ''fiery'' Mexican waitress. The two pelt one another with ethnic slurs, engaging in a barely coherent love/hate tussle.

Originally posted Mar 17, 2006 Published in issue #869 Mar 24, 2006 Order article reprints
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