‘Desert Warrior’ Review: Anthony Mackie Stars in a Blandly Gorgeous Two-Hour Commercial for the Saudi Arabian Film Industry

‘Desert Warrior’ Review: Anthony Mackie Stars in a Blandly Gorgeous Two-Hour Commercial for the Saudi Arabian Film Industry

"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" director Rupert Wyatt helms the most expensive movie ever produced in Saudi Arabia, a seventh century epic without any sense of stakes.

Desert Warrior — Rupert Wyatt [Review]

In 2018, Saudi Arabia opened its first movie theaters in more than three decades. Just a few short years later, production began on the $150 million historical action film Desert Warrior in 2021. The first English-language film from the country’s flagship film producer, MBC Studios, features recognizable Hollywood faces Anthony Mackie and Ben Kingsley in [...] The post Desert Warrior — Rupert Wyatt [Review] appeared first on In Review Online.