Sahara (2005)

Synopsis: Dirk Pitt hunts for sunken ships. He is after a battleship from the American Civil War that according to rumor would have sailed and sunken in Africa. There he meets a beautiful medical doctor from W.H.O., who is investigating a series of strange deaths. They find that an unscrupulous corporate owner and a corrupt government leader are causing those deaths. 

Appraisal: Surprisingly old-fashioned thriller, that has its characters apparently having more fun than the viewer. Sensuality is virtually absent from it. On a metaphorical level, the toxical pollutants that threaten to escape and kill the world, and are contained by the heroic duo, can be viewed to "represent" the sexy doctor, and her threat to the platonic relationship between Pitt and Giordino. Just kidding. Anyway, I am easily entertained, and this has nice landscapes, lots of shooting, and an odious villain. Well, the villain is not so odious, but nobody is perfect. 

Rating: 59