Dust Devil Movie Information

Movie Information

Overall Rank: 9473

Average Rating: 2.6/4

# of Ratings: 7

Theatrical Release Date: 08/08/1992

Language: English

Genre: Horror, Mystery

MPAA Rating: R

Director: Richard Stanley

Actors: Robert John Burke, Chelsea Field, Zakes Mokae, John Matshikiza, Rufus Swart, William Hootkins

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"Dust Devil" by Yojimbo

Yojimbo - wrote on 03/05/2012

A young woman running from an abusive marriage through the deserts of Namibia picks up a mysterious stranger on the highway to find that he is a shape shifting serial killer. I loved this film when it came out but upon revisiting it, its flaws are rather more apparent. Stanley's direction and script show some of the irritations common to films of the late 80s and early 90s; he gets a little too carried away with his own visual trappings and the trippy dream sequences are definitely a product of seeing Twin Peaks one too many times. The first third of the film is intriguing and the ending satisfying and memorable, but in the middle it loses its way with some stilted dialogue; the supernatural elements that are often mentioned are never fully explained. But by far the biggest weakness is …

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