Slow Burn

Starring: Minnie Driver, James Spader, Josh Brolin, et al.

A story of three unlikely, unwilling and unpredictable partners who are forced to work together to recover a fortune in stolen diamonds. Beautiful Trina has spent a lifetime in the blistering Mexican desert, determined to find the priceless gems her mother and grandmother foolishly sacrificed their lives for. But just as she closes in on the lost treasure, she is shocked to discover that two escaped convicts have beaten her to it. Taken prisoner by the pair, Trina befriends her captors, trying to gain their confidence. But under the scorching desert sun, loyalty and trust are as rare as an ice-cold stream, while greed and violence become as common as scorpions among the sands.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 012236106364
• Release Date: September 2000
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Publisher: Artisan Home Entertainment
• Director: Christian Ford
• Starring: Minnie Driver, James Spader, Josh Brolin, Stuart Wilson
• Runtime: 1 hour, 37 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: multiple_formats
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 7.5" x 0.7"

Customer Reviews

I could slowly burn with this movie.

I will not spend time dissecting each action and trying to compare this to a combination of "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1948) and "Legend of the Lost" (1957). Trina (Minnie Driver) is treasure hunting at any cost. The treasure is a hoard of diamonds that used to belong to her grandmother. We see why through a series of flashbacks. Diamonds exchange hands a few times. This film stands on its own as a slow-paced (which gives sagacity) interaction of cunning minds in a desolate area vying for a prize more important than the other person. You have seen it before, and you will see it again; so, sit back and enjoy this variation.