a5c7b9f00b Searching for a treasure on the River Niger, Dirk Pitt thwarts the attempted assassination of a beautiful W.H.O. scientist investigating a disease that is killing thousands of North Africans. The suspected cause of the raging epidemic is vast, unprecedented pollution that threatens to extinguish all life in the world's seas. Racing to save the world from environmental catastrophe, Pitt and his team run a gauntlet between a billionaire French industrialist and a bloodthirsty West African tyrant. In the scorching desert, Pitt uncovers the truth behind his life-long quest - the fate of a Civil War ironclad. Now, amidst the blazing, shifting sands of the Sahara, Dirk Pitt will make a desperate stand – in a battle the world cannot afford to lose! Master explorer Dirk Pitt goes on the adventure of a lifetime of seeking out a lost Civil War battleship knownthe "Ship of Death" in the deserts of West Africa while helping a WHO doctor being hounded by a ruthless dictator. I rather liked this movie about a salvager and his buddy looking for a old civil war vessel and helping a doctor track down the source of a really deadly disease in Africa. I sort of compare it to "National Treasure", but I liked this one a bit more because it was more action oriented. I also always find Steve Zahn humorous and it is nice to see the comedy relief guy actually be a competent aid rather than a complete klutzwell. Matthew McConaughey is also good in the lead roleis Penelope Cruz. Starts out kind of slow, but once the boat chase occurs the movie goes into full throttle and it is nonstop action and humor. Of course this movie is based on a book and I am guessing that the book is a bit oldthe source of the sickness seems more like something from the 1980's rather than 2005. I am not going to complain thoughthis movie was for me fun to watch. There were a couple of nice twistswell though you will know one of the villains the moment you see them. So give it a look see and you might enjoy itmuchme, even if you don't you probably at least will not be bored. Also, there is a great climatic action scene that is just great. Considering that the book this movie is based on is a fairly long one with multiple plots and sub-plots, I think that the movie adaptation was handled very well. I really enjoyed the movie and would watch it again but it does not hold a candle to Cussler's books. If they were to do true justice to Cussler's novel, we would be in front of the screen all day and we all know that is just not possible. Honestly the best adaptation of a book that I have seen in a very very long time. I was hesitant at first because I was not sure how the actors who were cast would fit into the parts they were to play but they were very believable. The soundtrack was phenomenal and I have been searching for the CD ever since viewing the movie in theaters. The locations chosen were perfect for the story. There were a few things that were changed but that always happens when the writers have to adapt from a novel to a screenplay. I do wish they had explained the characters a little more.Someone who is not an avid reader of Cussler might not be able to take the characters actions, especially Dirk's, at face value and deem them believable without a little bit more background information that the pan and scan intro provided. The movie moved very well and I did not even realize I had been sitting for over two hours when the credits started rolling. All in all a good movie that I would recommend. Any movie starring Penelope Cruz or William H. Macy can't be all bad. And Sahara, which stars both Penelope Cruz and William H. Macy, proves the point: It isn't all bad.
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