Floated2 I do not understand the synopsis or certain reviews from severals. Mojave is being described as a unique and suspense thriller tale, though as watched, the film is not that in anyway. And the potential of the lead actors are being wasted. Mojave follows broody star- turned-filmmaker Thomas (Garrett Hedlund) as he heads into the titular desert to booze, breaks down and be macho. In the desert he faces off with possible serial killer Jack (Oscar Isaac), who smirks like a pick-up artist and rolls off quips about the devil before following Thomas back to his mansion in the Hollywood hills. But is he real, or just a figment of Thomas's imagination? The film appears to have everything going for it. It's written and directed by William Monahan (Oscar winner for The Departed). The two leads are greatly cast. Hedlund is a natural as the self-absorbed former teen idol and Isaac is an unsettling presence. The contrast between the cinematic beauty of the desert with the clinical urban sprawl of LA works beautifully. We also see Mark Wahlberg in a very small role (less than 10 minutes of screen time) as he is a film producer bragging and playing his typical over-the-top characters full of cursing. As watching more of Mojave, it did remind myself of an episode of 'Entourage', but as a full-length feature it misses the mark. Mojave is quite disappointing and could have been something great, but it is nowhere near suspenseful or even thrilling in the least. The end is all too predictable.

Peter Lorme Mojave (2016) is simply just a bland and boring movie. I wouldn't necessarily call it a snoozefest, but I definitely had a hard time paying attention. Everything here feels perfectly mediocre, nothing is overwhelmingly good, but nothing is overwhelmingly bad. The directing is pretty flat and lifeless. I wouldn't say that anything caught my eye or even peaked my interest. The writing is pretty decent, and there are some very good lines of dialogue. However, a lot of that dialogue is out of place. A character would say a very witty line, but it would really have no context for that particular scene. The acting is also decent, with Oscar Isaac being the highlight. Still, it was still pretty funny to hear him call literally every single living thing he meets "brother". With all that being said, 'Mojave' is extremely forgettable. I would personally not suggest it, on the basis that most who watch it will forget it within a week. A24 is honestly one of the best and most consistently good independent film companies working right now, so this was extremely disappointing coming from them.

851222 Greetings from Lithuania."Mojave" (2015) is definitely not a thriller for a mainstream audiences. Although it was very involving, superbly acted by both leads and especially by always terrific Oscar Isaac as well as superbly and not typically written, i found to my surprise that this movie has such a negative buzz. Why? It was very simple yet fascinatingly told story, not a typical one. It also shows this dark side of Hollywood, where having all you ever wanted can be a nightmare, because there isn't what to reach for more.Overall, "Mojave" isn't a typical thriller, although it is intense and highly involving one. Acting was terrific and writing superb. Surelly as it seem this movie is not for everyone, although this one is a real gem.

eddie_baggins Random is a term that gets bandied about quite a bit in this day and age but it's certainly the perfect word to describe The Departed and Kingdom of Heaven scribe William Monahan's second directional effort Mojave, a film that feels lost in its own self-worth and finds itself wondering along aimlessly through its 90 minute runtime to a conclusion that neither justifies or explains why we've been mistreated to this wannabe exposition of fame, internal demons and hamming it up Mark Wahlberg's.It's particularly random that Monaghan convinced one of the industry's current brightest stars in the form of Oscar Isaac to appear in this deranged cautionary tale and after a string of memorable films in the likes of A Most Violent Year and the excellent Ex_Machina, this is Isaacs first outright failure in sometime even though he certainly gives it his all as the menacing drifter Jack who haunts Garrett Hedlund's lead Tom from the dry plains to the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles.There was clearly hope here that Monahan could hide the implausibility's of his story that never delivers a realistic blow behind the one/two team up of Isaac and Hedlund going head to head and saying "brother" far too often but with Isaac relegated to a few brief moments of genuine menace and intrigue Hedlund's Hollywood big shot is a hard protagonist to get on board with and it's another lacking turn from the young actor that showed such great promise in early ventures like Friday Night Lights and Troy.The problem found within this central battle of Mojave isn't its only huge hurdle as the film also suffers from an identity crisis not unlike the one Hedlund's Tom is suffering within the narrative. Is the film a sombre examination of tormented artists? A dark comedy skewering the Hollywood lifestyle? There questions Monahan and his team no doubt pondered but didn't have the skill set to answer and the films blurred vision is something that will deter many a viewer from enjoying what's laid before them.An extremely disappointing experience that wastes the considerable talents of Isaac in a try hard plot that wants to say a lot and ends up saying nothing, Mojave is an utterly forgettable film that no one deserves to be put through and a career low point for the usually trustworthy Monahan.1 "brother" out of 5